What color is #9E8F3A?

#9E8F3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8F3A?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 58: 158 red, 143 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8F3A?

The complementary color is #3A499E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8F3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8F3A color

#9E8F3A rgb(158, 143, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E8F3A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 22.7% blue (158, 143, 58).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 46% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 63% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#9E8F3A color codes

HEX	`#9E8F3A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 46%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 63%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, -5.02, 46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 46.28, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.688, 27.221, 7.956)`
Decimal	`10391354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8F3A, 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 #9E8F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #9E8F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8f3a; }
.text { color: #9e8f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8f3a, #7b9e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9E8F3A?: #9E8F3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8F3A?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 58: 158 red, 143 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8F3A?: The complementary color is #3A499E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8F3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.