What color is #9C9672?

#9C9672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9672?

The RGB value is 156, 150, 114: 156 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9672?

The complementary color is #72789C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9672 color

#9C9672 rgb(156, 150, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C9672 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.8% green and 44.7% blue (156, 150, 114).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#9C9672 color codes

HEX	`#9C9672`
RGB	`rgb(156, 150, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -3.76, 19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 20.19, 100.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.654, 30.096, 20.269)`
Decimal	`10262130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9672, 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 #9C9672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C9672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9672; }
.text { color: #9c9672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 150 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9672, #8d9c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9672?: #9C9672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9672?: The RGB value is 156, 150, 114: 156 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9672?: The complementary color is #72789C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.