What color is #9A8929?

#9A8929 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8929?

The RGB value is 154, 137, 41: 154 red, 137 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8929?

The complementary color is #293A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8929?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8929 color

#9A8929 rgb(154, 137, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A8929 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.7% green and 16.1% blue (154, 137, 41).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 58% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 73% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#9A8929 color codes

HEX	`#9A8929`
RGB	`rgb(154, 137, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 58%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 73%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 73%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -4.56, 50.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 51.19, 95.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.673, 24.923, 5.714)`
Decimal	`10127657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8929, 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 #9A8929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #9A8929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8929; }
.text { color: #9a8929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 137 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8929, #729a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9A8929?: #9A8929 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8929?: The RGB value is 154, 137, 41: 154 red, 137 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8929?: The complementary color is #293A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8929?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.