What color is #9B962C?

#9B962C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B962C?

The RGB value is 155, 150, 44: 155 red, 150 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B962C?

The complementary color is #2C319B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B962C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B962C color

#9B962C rgb(155, 150, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B962C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.8% green and 17.3% blue (155, 150, 44).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 56% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 72% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#9B962C color codes

HEX	`#9B962C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 150, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 56%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 72%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 72%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -10.97, 53.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 54.63, 101.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.88, 28.964, 6.662)`
Decimal	`10196524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B962C, 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 #9B962C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B962C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #9B962C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b962c; }
.text { color: #9b962c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b962c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 150 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b962c, #699b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9B962C?: #9B962C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B962C?: The RGB value is 155, 150, 44: 155 red, 150 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B962C?: The complementary color is #2C319B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B962C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.