What color is #998956?

#998956 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998956?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 86: 153 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998956?

The complementary color is #566699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998956 color

#998956 rgb(153, 137, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998956 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 33.7% blue (153, 137, 86).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 44% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#998956 color codes

HEX	`#998956`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 44%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, -1.4, 29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 29.54, 92.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.763, 25.336, 12.441)`
Decimal	`10062166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998956, 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 #998956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #998956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998956; }
.text { color: #998956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998956, #889956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #998956?: #998956 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998956?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 86: 153 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998956?: The complementary color is #566699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.