What color is #9EA25E?

#9EA25E 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 #9EA25E?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 94: 158 red, 162 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA25E?

The complementary color is #625EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA25E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA25E color

#9EA25E rgb(158, 162, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA25E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 36.9% blue (158, 162, 94).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 27% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#9EA25E color codes

HEX	`#9EA25E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 27%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 42%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 42%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -11.93, 34.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 36.8, 108.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.042, 33.918, 15.605)`
Decimal	`10396254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA25E, 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 #9EA25E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA25E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #9EA25E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea25e; }
.text { color: #9ea25e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea25e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea25e, #7ca25e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA25E?: #9EA25E 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 #9EA25E?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 94: 158 red, 162 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA25E?: The complementary color is #625EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA25E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.