What color is #9B946A?

#9B946A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B946A?

The RGB value is 155, 148, 106: 155 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B946A?

The complementary color is #6A719B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B946A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B946A color

#9B946A rgb(155, 148, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B946A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58% green and 41.6% blue (155, 148, 106).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9B946A color codes

HEX	`#9B946A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 148, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -4.18, 23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 23.56, 100.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.709, 29.19, 17.86)`
Decimal	`10196074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B946A, 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 #9B946A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B946A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9B946A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b946a; }
.text { color: #9b946a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b946a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 148 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b946a, #899b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B946A?: #9B946A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B946A?: The RGB value is 155, 148, 106: 155 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B946A?: The complementary color is #6A719B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B946A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.