What color is #9F8E3A?

#9F8E3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8E3A?

The RGB value is 159, 142, 58: 159 red, 142 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8E3A?

The complementary color is #3A4B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8E3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8E3A color

#9F8E3A rgb(159, 142, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8E3A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.7% green and 22.7% blue (159, 142, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 64% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#9F8E3A color codes

HEX	`#9F8E3A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 142, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 64%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 64%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, -4.03, 45.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 46.01, 95.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.736, 27.024, 7.915)`
Decimal	`10456634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8E3A, 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 #9F8E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #9F8E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8e3a; }
.text { color: #9f8e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 142 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8e3a, #7e9f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9F8E3A?: #9F8E3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8E3A?: The RGB value is 159, 142, 58: 159 red, 142 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8E3A?: The complementary color is #3A4B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8E3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.