What color is #95916E?

#95916E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95916E?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 110: 149 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95916E?

The complementary color is #6E7295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95916E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95916E color

#95916E rgb(149, 145, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95916E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 43.1% blue (149, 145, 110).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#95916E color codes

HEX	`#95916E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, -4.41, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 19.66, 102.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.334, 27.767, 18.774)`
Decimal	`9802094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95916E, 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 #95916E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95916E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #95916E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95916e; }
.text { color: #95916e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95916e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95916e, #86956e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #95916E?: #95916E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95916E?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 110: 149 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95916E?: The complementary color is #6E7295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95916E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.