What color is #9D8D66?

#9D8D66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8D66?

The RGB value is 157, 141, 102: 157 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8D66?

The complementary color is #66769D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8D66 color

#9D8D66 rgb(157, 141, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8D66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.3% green and 40% blue (157, 141, 102).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#9D8D66 color codes

HEX	`#9D8D66`
RGB	`rgb(157, 141, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -0.02, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 23.02, 90.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.828, 27.178, 16.453)`
Decimal	`10325350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8D66, 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 #9D8D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #9D8D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8d66; }
.text { color: #9d8d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 141 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8d66, #919d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9D8D66?: #9D8D66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8D66?: The RGB value is 157, 141, 102: 157 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8D66?: The complementary color is #66769D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.