What color is #9D984E?

#9D984E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D984E?

The RGB value is 157, 152, 78: 157 red, 152 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D984E?

The complementary color is #4E539D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D984E?

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.

#9D984E color

#9D984E rgb(157, 152, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D984E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 59.6% green and 30.6% blue (157, 152, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 34% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 50% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9D984E color codes

HEX	`#9D984E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 152, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 59.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 34%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 50%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, -8.69, 39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 40.19, 102.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.509, 30.175, 11.634)`
Decimal	`10328142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D984E, 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 #9D984E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D984E 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 #9D984E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d984e; }
.text { color: #9d984e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d984e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 152 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d984e, #7b9d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D984E?: #9D984E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D984E?: The RGB value is 157, 152, 78: 157 red, 152 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D984E?: The complementary color is #4E539D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D984E?: 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.