What color is #95945B?

#95945B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95945B?

The RGB value is 149, 148, 91: 149 red, 148 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95945B?

The complementary color is #5B5C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95945B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95945B color

#95945B rgb(149, 148, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95945B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58% green and 35.7% blue (149, 148, 91).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#95945B color codes

HEX	`#95945B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 148, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -8.55, 30.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 31.46, 105.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.873, 28.325, 14.053)`
Decimal	`9802843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95945B, 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 #95945B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95945B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #95945B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95945b; }
.text { color: #95945b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95945b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 148 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95945b, #79955b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #95945B?: #95945B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95945B?: The RGB value is 149, 148, 91: 149 red, 148 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95945B?: The complementary color is #5B5C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95945B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.