What color is #9B9C58?

#9B9C58 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9C58?

The RGB value is 155, 156, 88: 155 red, 156 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9C58?

The complementary color is #59589C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9C58 color

#9B9C58 rgb(155, 156, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9C58 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 61.2% green and 34.5% blue (155, 156, 88).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9B9C58 color codes

HEX	`#9B9C58`
RGB	`rgb(155, 156, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 61.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 44%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, -10.66, 35.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 36.95, 106.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.168, 31.451, 13.87)`
Decimal	`10198104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9C58, 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 #9B9C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9B9C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9c58; }
.text { color: #9b9c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 156 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9c58, #799c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9C58?: #9B9C58 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9C58?: The RGB value is 155, 156, 88: 155 red, 156 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9C58?: The complementary color is #59589C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.