What color is #9F8A59?

#9F8A59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8A59?

The RGB value is 159, 138, 89: 159 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8A59?

The complementary color is #596E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8A59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8A59 color

#9F8A59 rgb(159, 138, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8A59 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.1% green and 34.9% blue (159, 138, 89).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 44% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9F8A59 color codes

HEX	`#9F8A59`
RGB	`rgb(159, 138, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, 0.94, 29.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 29.14, 88.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.19, 26.27, 13.193)`
Decimal	`10455641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8A59, 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 #9F8A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9F8A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8a59; }
.text { color: #9f8a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 138 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8a59, #919f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9F8A59?: #9F8A59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8A59?: The RGB value is 159, 138, 89: 159 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8A59?: The complementary color is #596E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8A59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.