What color is #9E9155?

#9E9155 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 #9E9155?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 85: 158 red, 145 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9155?

The complementary color is #55629E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9155?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9155 color

#9E9155 rgb(158, 145, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E9155 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 33.3% blue (158, 145, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#9E9155 color codes

HEX	`#9E9155`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.05, -3.78, 33.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.05, 33.69, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.866, 28.177, 12.669)`
Decimal	`10391893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9155, 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 #9E9155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #9E9155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9155; }
.text { color: #9e9155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9155, #879e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9155?: #9E9155 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 #9E9155?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 85: 158 red, 145 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9155?: The complementary color is #55629E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9155?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.