What color is #9F8962?

#9F8962 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8962?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 98: 159 red, 137 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8962?

The complementary color is #62789F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8962 color

#9F8962 rgb(159, 137, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8962 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 38.4% blue (159, 137, 98).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#9F8962 color codes

HEX	`#9F8962`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 2.55, 24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 24.14, 83.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.449, 26.145, 15.259)`
Decimal	`10455394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8962, 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 #9F8962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #9F8962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8962; }
.text { color: #9f8962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8962, #969f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F8962?: #9F8962 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8962?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 98: 159 red, 137 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8962?: The complementary color is #62789F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.