What color is #9E9153?

#9E9153 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9153?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 83: 158 red, 145 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9153?

The complementary color is #53609E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9153?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9153 color

#9E9153 rgb(158, 145, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E9153 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 32.5% blue (158, 145, 83).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9E9153 color codes

HEX	`#9E9153`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, -3.98, 34.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 34.73, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.788, 28.145, 12.256)`
Decimal	`10391891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9153, 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 #9E9153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9E9153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9153; }
.text { color: #9e9153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9153, #859e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9153?: #9E9153 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9153?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 83: 158 red, 145 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9153?: The complementary color is #53609E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9153?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.