What color is #988600?

#988600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988600?

The RGB value is 152, 134, 0: 152 red, 134 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988600?

The complementary color is #001298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988600 color

#988600 rgb(152, 134, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #988600 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.5% green and 0% blue (152, 134, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#988600 color codes

HEX	`#988600`
RGB	`rgb(152, 134, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, -5.01, 60.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 60.74, 94.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.475, 23.727, 3.449)`
Decimal	`9995776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988600, 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 #988600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #988600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988600; }
.text { color: #988600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 134 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988600, #5e9800); }

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Questions

What color is #988600?: #988600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988600?: The RGB value is 152, 134, 0: 152 red, 134 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988600?: The complementary color is #001298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.