What color is #9A965E?

#9A965E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A965E?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 94: 154 red, 150 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A965E?

The complementary color is #5E629A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A965E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A965E color

#9A965E rgb(154, 150, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A965E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 36.9% blue (154, 150, 94).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9A965E color codes

HEX	`#9A965E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, -7.19, 30.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 30.92, 103.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.254, 29.491, 14.897)`
Decimal	`10131038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A965E, 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 #9A965E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A965E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9A965E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a965e; }
.text { color: #9a965e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a965e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a965e, #809a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9A965E?: #9A965E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A965E?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 94: 154 red, 150 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A965E?: The complementary color is #5E629A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A965E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.