What color is #9B8460?

#9B8460 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8460?

The RGB value is 155, 132, 96: 155 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8460?

The complementary color is #60779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8460 color

#9B8460 rgb(155, 132, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8460 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 51.8% green and 37.6% blue (155, 132, 96).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#9B8460 color codes

HEX	`#9B8460`
RGB	`rgb(155, 132, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 51.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.4, 3.42, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.4, 22.96, 81.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.881, 24.317, 14.5)`
Decimal	`10191968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8460, 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 #9B8460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #9B8460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8460; }
.text { color: #9b8460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 132 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8460, #949b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9B8460?: #9B8460 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8460?: The RGB value is 155, 132, 96: 155 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8460?: The complementary color is #60779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.