What color is #9F8D20?

#9F8D20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8D20?

The RGB value is 159, 141, 32: 159 red, 141 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8D20?

The complementary color is #20329F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8D20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8D20 color

#9F8D20 rgb(159, 141, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F8D20 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.3% green and 12.5% blue (159, 141, 32).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 66% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 80% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#9F8D20 color codes

HEX	`#9F8D20`
RGB	`rgb(159, 141, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 66%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 80%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 80%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, -4.86, 55.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 56.07, 94.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.085, 26.526, 5.218)`
Decimal	`10456352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8D20, 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 #9F8D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #9F8D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8d20; }
.text { color: #9f8d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 141 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8d20, #729f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9F8D20?: #9F8D20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8D20?: The RGB value is 159, 141, 32: 159 red, 141 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8D20?: The complementary color is #20329F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8D20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.