What color is #9E9627?

#9E9627 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9627?

The RGB value is 158, 150, 39: 158 red, 150 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9627?

The complementary color is #272F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9627?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9627 color

#9E9627 rgb(158, 150, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E9627 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.8% green and 15.3% blue (158, 150, 39).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 60% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 75% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#9E9627 color codes

HEX	`#9E9627`
RGB	`rgb(158, 150, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 60%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 75%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -9.88, 55.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 56.55, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.374, 29.229, 6.224)`
Decimal	`10393127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9627, 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 #9E9627	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9627 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #9E9627 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9627; }
.text { color: #9e9627; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9627; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 150 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9627, #6a9e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9627?: #9E9627 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9627?: The RGB value is 158, 150, 39: 158 red, 150 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9627?: The complementary color is #272F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9627?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.