What color is #9F885F?

#9F885F 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 #9F885F?

The RGB value is 159, 136, 95: 159 red, 136 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F885F?

The complementary color is #5F769F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F885F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F885F color

#9F885F rgb(159, 136, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F885F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.3% green and 37.3% blue (159, 136, 95).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9F885F color codes

HEX	`#9F885F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 136, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 2.75, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 25.4, 83.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.168, 25.807, 14.48)`
Decimal	`10455135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F885F, 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 #9F885F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F885F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #9F885F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f885f; }
.text { color: #9f885f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f885f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 136 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f885f, #969f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F885F?: #9F885F 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 #9F885F?: The RGB value is 159, 136, 95: 159 red, 136 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F885F?: The complementary color is #5F769F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F885F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.