What color is #98916B?

#98916B 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 #98916B?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 107: 152 red, 145 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98916B?

The complementary color is #6B7298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98916B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98916B color

#98916B rgb(152, 145, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98916B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 42% blue (152, 145, 107).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% 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 6.6:1).

#98916B color codes

HEX	`#98916B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -3.62, 21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 21.46, 99.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.728, 27.988, 17.954)`
Decimal	`9998699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98916B, 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 #98916B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98916B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #98916B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98916b; }
.text { color: #98916b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98916b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98916b, #89986b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #98916B?: #98916B 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 #98916B?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 107: 152 red, 145 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98916B?: The complementary color is #6B7298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98916B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.