What color is #9B8560?

#9B8560 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 #9B8560?

The RGB value is 155, 133, 96: 155 red, 133 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8560?

The complementary color is #60769B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8560 color

#9B8560 rgb(155, 133, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8560 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.2% green and 37.6% blue (155, 133, 96).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% 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 5.92:1).

#9B8560 color codes

HEX	`#9B8560`
RGB	`rgb(155, 133, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 2.86, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 23.24, 82.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.017, 24.589, 14.545)`
Decimal	`10192224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8560, 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 #9B8560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #9B8560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8560; }
.text { color: #9b8560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 133 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8560, #939b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9B8560?: #9B8560 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 #9B8560?: The RGB value is 155, 133, 96: 155 red, 133 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8560?: The complementary color is #60769B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.