What color is #9D8D24?

#9D8D24 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8D24?

The RGB value is 157, 141, 36: 157 red, 141 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8D24?

The complementary color is #24349D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8D24?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8D24 color

#9D8D24 rgb(157, 141, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D8D24 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.3% green and 14.1% blue (157, 141, 36).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 63% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 77% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9D8D24 color codes

HEX	`#9D8D24`
RGB	`rgb(157, 141, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 63%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 77%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 77%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.36, -5.61, 54.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.36, 54.56, 95.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.749, 26.346, 5.503)`
Decimal	`10325284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8D24, 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 #9D8D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #9D8D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8d24; }
.text { color: #9d8d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 141 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8d24, #709d24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9D8D24?: #9D8D24 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8D24?: The RGB value is 157, 141, 36: 157 red, 141 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8D24?: The complementary color is #24349D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8D24?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.