What color is #9E986F?

#9E986F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E986F?

The RGB value is 158, 152, 111: 158 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E986F?

The complementary color is #6F759E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E986F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E986F color

#9E986F rgb(158, 152, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E986F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.6% green and 43.5% blue (158, 152, 111).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#9E986F color codes

HEX	`#9E986F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 152, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -4.46, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 22.86, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.198, 30.874, 19.51)`
Decimal	`10393711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E986F, 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 #9E986F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E986F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9E986F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e986f; }
.text { color: #9e986f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e986f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 152 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e986f, #8d9e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E986F?: #9E986F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E986F?: The RGB value is 158, 152, 111: 158 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E986F?: The complementary color is #6F759E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E986F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.