What color is #95873D?

#95873D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95873D?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 61: 149 red, 135 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95873D?

The complementary color is #3D4B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95873D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95873D color

#95873D rgb(149, 135, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95873D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 23.9% blue (149, 135, 61).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 59% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#95873D color codes

HEX	`#95873D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 59%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, -4.43, 40.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 41.19, 96.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.902, 24.055, 7.903)`
Decimal	`9799485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95873D, 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 #95873D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95873D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #95873D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95873d; }
.text { color: #95873d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95873d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95873d, #77953d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #95873D?: #95873D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95873D?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 61: 149 red, 135 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95873D?: The complementary color is #3D4B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95873D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.