What color is #9D9A6E?

#9D9A6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9A6E?

The RGB value is 157, 154, 110: 157 red, 154 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9A6E?

The complementary color is #6E719D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9A6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9A6E color

#9D9A6E rgb(157, 154, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D9A6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60.4% green and 43.1% blue (157, 154, 110).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9D9A6E color codes

HEX	`#9D9A6E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 154, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -6.09, 23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 24.33, 104.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.275, 31.406, 19.321)`
Decimal	`10328686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9A6E, 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 #9D9A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9D9A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9a6e; }
.text { color: #9d9a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 154 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9a6e, #899d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D9A6E?: #9D9A6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9A6E?: The RGB value is 157, 154, 110: 157 red, 154 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9A6E?: The complementary color is #6E719D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9A6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.