What color is #9D9C5E?

#9D9C5E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9C5E?

The RGB value is 157, 156, 94: 157 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9C5E?

The complementary color is #5E5F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9C5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9C5E color

#9D9C5E rgb(157, 156, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D9C5E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.2% green and 36.9% blue (157, 156, 94).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#9D9C5E color codes

HEX	`#9D9C5E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 156, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -9.16, 32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 33.84, 105.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.814, 31.754, 15.251)`
Decimal	`10329182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9C5E, 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 #9D9C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #9D9C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9c5e; }
.text { color: #9d9c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 156 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9c5e, #7f9d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D9C5E?: #9D9C5E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9C5E?: The RGB value is 157, 156, 94: 157 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9C5E?: The complementary color is #5E5F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9C5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.