What color is #958956?

#958956 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958956?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 86: 149 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958956?

The complementary color is #566295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958956 color

#958956 rgb(149, 137, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958956 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 33.7% blue (149, 137, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#958956 color codes

HEX	`#958956`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, -3.12, 28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 29.12, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.02, 24.954, 12.406)`
Decimal	`9800022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958956, 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 #958956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #958956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958956; }
.text { color: #958956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958956, #829556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958956?: #958956 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958956?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 86: 149 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958956?: The complementary color is #566295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.