What color is #9A9F67?

#9A9F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9F67?

The RGB value is 154, 159, 103: 154 red, 159 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9F67?

The complementary color is #6C679F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9F67 color

#9A9F67 rgb(154, 159, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9F67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.4% green and 40.4% blue (154, 159, 103).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9A9F67 color codes

HEX	`#9A9F67`
RGB	`rgb(154, 159, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -10.9, 28.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 30.67, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.173, 32.646, 17.646)`
Decimal	`10133351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9F67, 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 #9A9F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #9A9F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9f67; }
.text { color: #9a9f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 159 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9f67, #7e9f67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A9F67?: #9A9F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9F67?: The RGB value is 154, 159, 103: 154 red, 159 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9F67?: The complementary color is #6C679F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.