What color is #9D8B46?

#9D8B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8B46?

The RGB value is 157, 139, 70: 157 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8B46?

The complementary color is #46589D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8B46 color

#9D8B46 rgb(157, 139, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8B46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 54.5% green and 27.5% blue (157, 139, 70).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 55% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#9D8B46 color codes

HEX	`#9D8B46`
RGB	`rgb(157, 139, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 54.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 55%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 55%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, -2.34, 38.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 38.99, 93.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.244, 26.077, 9.549)`
Decimal	`10324806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8B46, 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 #9D8B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #9D8B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8b46; }
.text { color: #9d8b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 139 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8b46, #849d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9D8B46?: #9D8B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8B46?: The RGB value is 157, 139, 70: 157 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8B46?: The complementary color is #46589D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.