What color is #9C9566?

#9C9566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9566?

The RGB value is 156, 149, 102: 156 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9566?

The complementary color is #666D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9566 color

#9C9566 rgb(156, 149, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C9566 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.4% green and 40% blue (156, 149, 102).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9C9566 color codes

HEX	`#9C9566`
RGB	`rgb(156, 149, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -4.83, 25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 26.24, 100.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.856, 29.523, 16.852)`
Decimal	`10261862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9566, 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 #9C9566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C9566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9C9566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9566; }
.text { color: #9c9566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 149 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9566, #889c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C9566?: #9C9566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9566?: The RGB value is 156, 149, 102: 156 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9566?: The complementary color is #666D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.