What color is #9B8E67?

#9B8E67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8E67?

The RGB value is 155, 142, 103: 155 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8E67?

The complementary color is #67749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8E67 color

#9B8E67 rgb(155, 142, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8E67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.7% green and 40.4% blue (155, 142, 103).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9B8E67 color codes

HEX	`#9B8E67`
RGB	`rgb(155, 142, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, -1.27, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 22.61, 93.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.639, 27.295, 16.747)`
Decimal	`10194535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8E67, 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 #9B8E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9B8E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8e67; }
.text { color: #9b8e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 142 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8e67, #8e9b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B8E67?: #9B8E67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8E67?: The RGB value is 155, 142, 103: 155 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8E67?: The complementary color is #67749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.