What color is #9A967E?

#9A967E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A967E?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 126: 154 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A967E?

The complementary color is #7E829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A967E color

#9A967E rgb(154, 150, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A967E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (154, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#9A967E color codes

HEX	`#9A967E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -2.73, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 13.49, 101.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.998, 30.189, 24.087)`
Decimal	`10131070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A967E, 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 #9A967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9A967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a967e; }
.text { color: #9a967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a967e, #909a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A967E?: #9A967E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A967E?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 126: 154 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A967E?: The complementary color is #7E829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.