What color is #98995E?

#98995E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98995E?

The RGB value is 152, 153, 94: 152 red, 153 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98995E?

The complementary color is #5F5E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98995E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98995E color

#98995E rgb(152, 153, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98995E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60% green and 36.9% blue (152, 153, 94).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#98995E color codes

HEX	`#98995E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 153, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, -9.64, 30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 32.36, 107.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.361, 30.267, 15.041)`
Decimal	`10000734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98995E, 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 #98995E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98995E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #98995E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98995e; }
.text { color: #98995e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98995e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 153 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98995e, #7b995e); }

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Questions

What color is #98995E?: #98995E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98995E?: The RGB value is 152, 153, 94: 152 red, 153 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98995E?: The complementary color is #5F5E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98995E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.