What color is #95862A?

#95862A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95862A?

The RGB value is 149, 134, 42: 149 red, 134 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95862A?

The complementary color is #2A3995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95862A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95862A color

#95862A rgb(149, 134, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95862A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.5% green and 16.5% blue (149, 134, 42).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 56% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 72% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#95862A color codes

HEX	`#95862A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 134, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 56%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 72%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 72%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -5.14, 49.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 49.4, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.338, 23.608, 5.623)`
Decimal	`9799210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95862A, 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 #95862A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95862A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #95862A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95862a; }
.text { color: #95862a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95862a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 134 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95862a, #6f952a); }

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Questions

What color is #95862A?: #95862A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95862A?: The RGB value is 149, 134, 42: 149 red, 134 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95862A?: The complementary color is #2A3995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95862A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.