What color is #96916C?

#96916C 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 #96916C?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 108: 150 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96916C?

The complementary color is #6C7196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96916C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96916C color

#96916C rgb(150, 145, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #96916C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 42.4% blue (150, 145, 108).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#96916C color codes

HEX	`#96916C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, -4.3, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 20.81, 101.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.41, 27.818, 18.215)`
Decimal	`9867628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96916C, 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 #96916C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96916C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #96916C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96916c; }
.text { color: #96916c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96916c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96916c, #86966c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #96916C?: #96916C 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 #96916C?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 108: 150 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96916C?: The complementary color is #6C7196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96916C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.