What color is #9C8D34?

#9C8D34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8D34?

The RGB value is 156, 141, 52: 156 red, 141 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8D34?

The complementary color is #34439C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8D34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8D34 color

#9C8D34 rgb(156, 141, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C8D34 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.3% green and 20.4% blue (156, 141, 52).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9C8D34 color codes

HEX	`#9C8D34`
RGB	`rgb(156, 141, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, -5.22, 47.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 48.1, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.856, 26.367, 7.081)`
Decimal	`10259764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8D34, 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 #9C8D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #9C8D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8d34; }
.text { color: #9c8d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 141 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8d34, #779c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9C8D34?: #9C8D34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8D34?: The RGB value is 156, 141, 52: 156 red, 141 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8D34?: The complementary color is #34439C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8D34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.