What color is #9D9670?

#9D9670 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9670?

The RGB value is 157, 150, 112: 157 red, 150 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9670?

The complementary color is #70779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9670 color

#9D9670 rgb(157, 150, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D9670 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58.8% green and 43.9% blue (157, 150, 112).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9D9670 color codes

HEX	`#9D9670`
RGB	`rgb(157, 150, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -3.64, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 21.33, 99.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.736, 30.151, 19.685)`
Decimal	`10327664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9670, 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 #9D9670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9D9670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9670; }
.text { color: #9d9670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 150 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9670, #8e9d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D9670?: #9D9670 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9670?: The RGB value is 157, 150, 112: 157 red, 150 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9670?: The complementary color is #70779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.