What color is #988C54?

#988C54 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988C54?

The RGB value is 152, 140, 84: 152 red, 140 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988C54?

The complementary color is #546098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988C54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988C54 color

#988C54 rgb(152, 140, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988C54 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.9% green and 32.9% blue (152, 140, 84).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#988C54 color codes

HEX	`#988C54`
RGB	`rgb(152, 140, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, -3.71, 31.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 31.68, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.928, 26.072, 12.158)`
Decimal	`9997396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988C54, 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 #988C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #988C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988c54; }
.text { color: #988c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 140 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988c54, #829854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #988C54?: #988C54 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988C54?: The RGB value is 152, 140, 84: 152 red, 140 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988C54?: The complementary color is #546098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988C54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.