What color is #959335?

#959335 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959335?

The RGB value is 149, 147, 53: 149 red, 147 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959335?

The complementary color is #353795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959335?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959335 color

#959335 rgb(149, 147, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959335 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.6% green and 20.8% blue (149, 147, 53).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#959335 color codes

HEX	`#959335`
RGB	`rgb(149, 147, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, -11.51, 48.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 49.66, 103.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.472, 27.515, 7.442)`
Decimal	`9802549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959335, 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 #959335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #959335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959335; }
.text { color: #959335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 147 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959335, #679535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #959335?: #959335 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959335?: The RGB value is 149, 147, 53: 149 red, 147 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959335?: The complementary color is #353795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959335?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.