What color is #998425?

#998425 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998425?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 37: 153 red, 132 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998425?

The complementary color is #253A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998425?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998425 color

#998425 rgb(153, 132, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998425 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 14.5% blue (153, 132, 37).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 61% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 76% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#998425 color codes

HEX	`#998425`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 61%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 76%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 76%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -2.45, 51.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 51.11, 92.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.723, 23.41, 5.124)`
Decimal	`10060837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998425, 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 #998425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #998425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998425; }
.text { color: #998425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998425, #749925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #998425?: #998425 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998425?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 37: 153 red, 132 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998425?: The complementary color is #253A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998425?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.