What color is #9E9049?

#9E9049 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9049?

The RGB value is 158, 144, 73: 158 red, 144 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9049?

The complementary color is #49579E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9049?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9049 color

#9E9049 rgb(158, 144, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E9049 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.5% green and 28.6% blue (158, 144, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9E9049 color codes

HEX	`#9E9049`
RGB	`rgb(158, 144, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, -4.39, 39.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 39.44, 96.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.277, 27.698, 10.317)`
Decimal	`10391625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9049, 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 #9E9049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9E9049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9049; }
.text { color: #9e9049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 144 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9049, #829e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9049?: #9E9049 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9049?: The RGB value is 158, 144, 73: 158 red, 144 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9049?: The complementary color is #49579E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9049?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.