What color is #9F855D?

#9F855D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F855D?

The RGB value is 159, 133, 93: 159 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F855D?

The complementary color is #5D779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F855D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F855D color

#9F855D rgb(159, 133, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F855D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.2% green and 36.5% blue (159, 133, 93).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 42% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#9F855D color codes

HEX	`#9F855D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 133, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 42%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, 4.19, 25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 25.6, 80.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.662, 24.937, 13.868)`
Decimal	`10454365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F855D, 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 #9F855D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F855D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #9F855D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f855d; }
.text { color: #9f855d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f855d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 133 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f855d, #989f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F855D?: #9F855D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F855D?: The RGB value is 159, 133, 93: 159 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F855D?: The complementary color is #5D779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F855D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.