What color is #9C8E51?

#9C8E51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8E51?

The RGB value is 156, 142, 81: 156 red, 142 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8E51?

The complementary color is #515F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8E51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8E51 color

#9C8E51 rgb(156, 142, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8E51 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.7% green and 31.8% blue (156, 142, 81).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#9C8E51 color codes

HEX	`#9C8E51`
RGB	`rgb(156, 142, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, -3.4, 34.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 34.4, 95.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.869, 27.009, 11.686)`
Decimal	`10260049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8E51, 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 #9C8E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #9C8E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8e51; }
.text { color: #9c8e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 142 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8e51, #849c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C8E51?: #9C8E51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8E51?: The RGB value is 156, 142, 81: 156 red, 142 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8E51?: The complementary color is #515F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8E51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.