What color is #9A9268?

#9A9268 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9268?

The RGB value is 154, 146, 104: 154 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9268?

The complementary color is #68709A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9268 color

#9A9268 rgb(154, 146, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9268 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.3% green and 40.8% blue (154, 146, 104).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#9A9268 color codes

HEX	`#9A9268`
RGB	`rgb(154, 146, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, -3.76, 23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 23.68, 99.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.104, 28.428, 17.206)`
Decimal	`10130024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9268, 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 #9A9268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9A9268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9268; }
.text { color: #9a9268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 146 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9268, #899a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9268?: #9A9268 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9268?: The RGB value is 154, 146, 104: 154 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9268?: The complementary color is #68709A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.