What color is #9A9846?

#9A9846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9846?

The RGB value is 154, 152, 70: 154 red, 152 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9846?

The complementary color is #46489A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9846?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9846 color

#9A9846 rgb(154, 152, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9846 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.6% green and 27.5% blue (154, 152, 70).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 55% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9A9846 color codes

HEX	`#9A9846`
RGB	`rgb(154, 152, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 55%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 55%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -10.7, 42.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 44.07, 104.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.661, 29.769, 10.187)`
Decimal	`10131526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9846, 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 #9A9846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9A9846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9846; }
.text { color: #9a9846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 152 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9846, #729a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9846?: #9A9846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9846?: The RGB value is 154, 152, 70: 154 red, 152 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9846?: The complementary color is #46489A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9846?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.