What color is #9E995D?

#9E995D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E995D?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 93: 158 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E995D?

The complementary color is #5D629E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E995D?

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.

#9E995D color

#9E995D rgb(158, 153, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E995D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 36.5% blue (158, 153, 93).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9E995D color codes

HEX	`#9E995D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -7.25, 32.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 32.96, 102.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.468, 30.843, 14.86)`
Decimal	`10393949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E995D, 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 #9E995D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E995D 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 #9E995D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e995d; }
.text { color: #9e995d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e995d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e995d, #839e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E995D?: #9E995D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E995D?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 93: 158 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E995D?: The complementary color is #5D629E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E995D?: 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.