What color is #9D935E?

#9D935E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D935E?

The RGB value is 157, 147, 94: 157 red, 147 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D935E?

The complementary color is #5E689D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D935E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D935E color

#9D935E rgb(157, 147, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D935E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 57.6% green and 36.9% blue (157, 147, 94).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#9D935E color codes

HEX	`#9D935E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 147, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 57.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -4.3, 29.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 29.7, 98.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.359, 28.844, 14.767)`
Decimal	`10326878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D935E, 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 #9D935E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D935E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #9D935E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d935e; }
.text { color: #9d935e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d935e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 147 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d935e, #889d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D935E?: #9D935E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D935E?: The RGB value is 157, 147, 94: 157 red, 147 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D935E?: The complementary color is #5E689D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D935E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.