What color is #9F8965?

#9F8965 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 #9F8965?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 101: 159 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8965?

The complementary color is #657B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8965 color

#9F8965 rgb(159, 137, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8965 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 39.6% blue (159, 137, 101).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#9F8965 color codes

HEX	`#9F8965`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 2.92, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 22.59, 82.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.593, 26.203, 16.019)`
Decimal	`10455397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8965, 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 #9F8965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #9F8965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8965; }
.text { color: #9f8965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8965, #989f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F8965?: #9F8965 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 #9F8965?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 101: 159 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8965?: The complementary color is #657B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.