What color is #9F935B?

#9F935B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F935B?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 91: 159 red, 147 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F935B?

The complementary color is #5B679F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F935B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F935B color

#9F935B rgb(159, 147, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F935B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 35.7% blue (159, 147, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#9F935B color codes

HEX	`#9F935B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, -3.8, 31.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 31.44, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.621, 28.995, 14.09)`
Decimal	`10457947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F935B, 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 #9F935B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F935B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #9F935B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f935b; }
.text { color: #9f935b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f935b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f935b, #899f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F935B?: #9F935B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F935B?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 91: 159 red, 147 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F935B?: The complementary color is #5B679F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F935B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.