What color is #94760C?

#94760C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Glazed Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94760C?

The RGB value is 148, 118, 12: 148 red, 118 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94760C?

The complementary color is #0C2A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94760C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94760C color

#94760C rgb(148, 118, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94760C is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 46.3% green and 4.7% blue (148, 118, 12).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 85% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 92% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Glazed Chestnut (#967217), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#94760C color codes

HEX	`#94760C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 118, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 46.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 85%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 92%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 92%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 2.26, 54.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 54.64, 87.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.759, 19.281, 3.081)`
Decimal	`9729548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94760C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #94760C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94760C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #94760C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94760c; }
.text { color: #94760c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94760c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 118 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94760c, #6e940c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #94760C?: #94760C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Glazed Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94760C?: The RGB value is 148, 118, 12: 148 red, 118 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94760C?: The complementary color is #0C2A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94760C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.