What color is #9C8C28?

#9C8C28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8C28?

The RGB value is 156, 140, 40: 156 red, 140 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8C28?

The complementary color is #28389C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8C28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8C28 color

#9C8C28 rgb(156, 140, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C8C28 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.9% green and 15.7% blue (156, 140, 40).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 59% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 74% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9C8C28 color codes

HEX	`#9C8C28`
RGB	`rgb(156, 140, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 59%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 74%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 74%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -5.34, 52.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 52.7, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.473, 25.978, 5.785)`
Decimal	`10259496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8C28, 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 #9C8C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9C8C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8c28; }
.text { color: #9c8c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 140 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8c28, #729c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9C8C28?: #9C8C28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8C28?: The RGB value is 156, 140, 40: 156 red, 140 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8C28?: The complementary color is #28389C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8C28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.