What color is #9F8155?

#9F8155 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8155?

The RGB value is 159, 129, 85: 159 red, 129 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8155?

The complementary color is #55739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8155?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8155 color

#9F8155 rgb(159, 129, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8155 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 50.6% green and 33.3% blue (159, 129, 85).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 47% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#9F8155 color codes

HEX	`#9F8155`
RGB	`rgb(159, 129, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 50.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 47%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, 5.55, 28.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 28.69, 78.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.789, 23.729, 11.92)`
Decimal	`10453333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8155, 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 #9F8155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #9F8155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8155; }
.text { color: #9f8155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 129 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8155, #989f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F8155?: #9F8155 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8155?: The RGB value is 159, 129, 85: 159 red, 129 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8155?: The complementary color is #55739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8155?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.