What color is #9A9A69?

#9A9A69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9A69?

The RGB value is 154, 154, 105: 154 red, 154 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9A69?

The complementary color is #69699A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9A69 color

#9A9A69 rgb(154, 154, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9A69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60.4% green and 41.2% blue (154, 154, 105).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#9A9A69 color codes

HEX	`#9A9A69`
RGB	`rgb(154, 154, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, -7.97, 25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 27, 107.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.432, 31.002, 17.901)`
Decimal	`10132073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9A69, 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 #9A9A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #9A9A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9a69; }
.text { color: #9a9a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 154 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9a69, #829a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9A69?: #9A9A69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9A69?: The RGB value is 154, 154, 105: 154 red, 154 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9A69?: The complementary color is #69699A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.