What color is #9E855E?

#9E855E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E855E?

The RGB value is 158, 133, 94: 158 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E855E?

The complementary color is #5E779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E855E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E855E color

#9E855E rgb(158, 133, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E855E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.2% green and 36.9% blue (158, 133, 94).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#9E855E color codes

HEX	`#9E855E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 133, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, 3.89, 24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 24.88, 81.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.509, 24.853, 14.094)`
Decimal	`10388830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E855E, 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 #9E855E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E855E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #9E855E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e855e; }
.text { color: #9e855e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e855e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 133 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e855e, #979e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9E855E?: #9E855E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E855E?: The RGB value is 158, 133, 94: 158 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E855E?: The complementary color is #5E779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E855E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.