What color is #9C8F53?

#9C8F53 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 #9C8F53?

The RGB value is 156, 143, 83: 156 red, 143 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8F53?

The complementary color is #53609C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8F53 color

#9C8F53 rgb(156, 143, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8F53 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.1% green and 32.5% blue (156, 143, 83).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% 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 6.47:1).

#9C8F53 color codes

HEX	`#9C8F53`
RGB	`rgb(156, 143, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 47%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -3.75, 33.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 33.76, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.095, 27.338, 12.137)`
Decimal	`10260307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8F53, 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 #9C8F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #9C8F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8f53; }
.text { color: #9c8f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 143 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8f53, #859c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C8F53?: #9C8F53 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 #9C8F53?: The RGB value is 156, 143, 83: 156 red, 143 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8F53?: The complementary color is #53609C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.