What color is #9C9C67?

#9C9C67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9C67?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 103: 156 red, 156 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9C67?

The complementary color is #67679C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9C67 color

#9C9C67 rgb(156, 156, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C9C67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 40.4% blue (156, 156, 103).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#9C9C67 color codes

HEX	`#9C9C67`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, -8.49, 27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 29.09, 106.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.047, 31.825, 17.495)`
Decimal	`10263655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9C67, 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 #9C9C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #9C9C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9c67; }
.text { color: #9c9c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9c67, #829c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C9C67?: #9C9C67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9C67?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 103: 156 red, 156 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9C67?: The complementary color is #67679C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.