What color is #95884B?

#95884B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95884B?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 75: 149 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95884B?

The complementary color is #4B5895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95884B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95884B color

#95884B rgb(149, 136, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95884B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 29.4% blue (149, 136, 75).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#95884B color codes

HEX	`#95884B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -3.73, 34.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 34.52, 96.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.469, 24.507, 10.202)`
Decimal	`9799755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95884B, 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 #95884B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95884B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #95884B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95884b; }
.text { color: #95884b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95884b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95884b, #7d954b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #95884B?: #95884B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95884B?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 75: 149 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95884B?: The complementary color is #4B5895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95884B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.