What color is #96883B?

#96883B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96883B?

The RGB value is 150, 136, 59: 150 red, 136 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96883B?

The complementary color is #3B4996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96883B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96883B color

#96883B rgb(150, 136, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #96883B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 23.1% blue (150, 136, 59).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 61% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#96883B color codes

HEX	`#96883B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 136, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 61%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, -4.69, 42.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 42.61, 96.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.172, 24.409, 7.68)`
Decimal	`9865275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96883B, 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 #96883B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96883B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #96883B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96883b; }
.text { color: #96883b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96883b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 136 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96883b, #76963b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #96883B?: #96883B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96883B?: The RGB value is 150, 136, 59: 150 red, 136 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96883B?: The complementary color is #3B4996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96883B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.