What color is #9B935F?

#9B935F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B935F?

The RGB value is 155, 147, 95: 155 red, 147 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B935F?

The complementary color is #5F679B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B935F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B935F color

#9B935F rgb(155, 147, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B935F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.6% green and 37.3% blue (155, 147, 95).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9B935F color codes

HEX	`#9B935F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 147, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, -5.02, 28.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 29.04, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.017, 28.663, 14.986)`
Decimal	`10195807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B935F, 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 #9B935F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B935F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9B935F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b935f; }
.text { color: #9b935f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b935f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 147 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b935f, #859b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B935F?: #9B935F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B935F?: The RGB value is 155, 147, 95: 155 red, 147 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B935F?: The complementary color is #5F679B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B935F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.