What color is #95995D?

#95995D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95995D?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 93: 149 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95995D?

The complementary color is #615D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95995D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95995D color

#95995D rgb(149, 153, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95995D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 36.5% blue (149, 153, 93).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#95995D color codes

HEX	`#95995D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, -11, 31.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 32.94, 109.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.762, 29.963, 14.78)`
Decimal	`9804125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95995D, 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 #95995D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95995D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #95995D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95995d; }
.text { color: #95995d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95995d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95995d, #77995d); }

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Questions

What color is #95995D?: #95995D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95995D?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 93: 149 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95995D?: The complementary color is #615D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95995D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.