What color is #9E946A?

#9E946A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E946A?

The RGB value is 158, 148, 106: 158 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E946A?

The complementary color is #6A749E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E946A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E946A color

#9E946A rgb(158, 148, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E946A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58% green and 41.6% blue (158, 148, 106).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9E946A color codes

HEX	`#9E946A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 148, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, -2.94, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 23.77, 97.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.292, 29.49, 17.887)`
Decimal	`10392682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E946A, 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 #9E946A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E946A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9E946A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e946a; }
.text { color: #9e946a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e946a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 148 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e946a, #8e9e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E946A?: #9E946A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E946A?: The RGB value is 158, 148, 106: 158 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E946A?: The complementary color is #6A749E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E946A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.