What color is #98925A?

#98925A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98925A?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 90: 152 red, 146 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98925A?

The complementary color is #5A6098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98925A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98925A color

#98925A rgb(152, 146, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98925A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 35.3% blue (152, 146, 90).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 41% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#98925A color codes

HEX	`#98925A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 41%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -6.32, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 31.11, 101.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.074, 27.972, 13.749)`
Decimal	`9998938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98925A, 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 #98925A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98925A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #98925A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98925a; }
.text { color: #98925a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98925a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98925a, #7f985a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #98925A?: #98925A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98925A?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 90: 152 red, 146 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98925A?: The complementary color is #5A6098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98925A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.