What color is #9D845E?

#9D845E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D845E?

The RGB value is 157, 132, 94: 157 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D845E?

The complementary color is #5E779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D845E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D845E color

#9D845E rgb(157, 132, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D845E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.8% green and 36.9% blue (157, 132, 94).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#9D845E color codes

HEX	`#9D845E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 132, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 4.02, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 24.41, 80.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.177, 24.48, 14.039)`
Decimal	`10323038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D845E, 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 #9D845E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D845E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #9D845E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d845e; }
.text { color: #9d845e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d845e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 132 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d845e, #969d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9D845E?: #9D845E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D845E?: The RGB value is 157, 132, 94: 157 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D845E?: The complementary color is #5E779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D845E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.