What color is #9F996E?

#9F996E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F996E?

The RGB value is 159, 153, 110: 159 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F996E?

The complementary color is #6E749F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F996E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F996E color

#9F996E rgb(159, 153, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F996E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60% green and 43.1% blue (159, 153, 110).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#9F996E color codes

HEX	`#9F996E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 153, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, -4.73, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 23.92, 101.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.504, 31.28, 19.285)`
Decimal	`10459502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F996E, 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 #9F996E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F996E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F996E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f996e; }
.text { color: #9f996e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f996e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 153 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f996e, #8d9f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F996E?: #9F996E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F996E?: The RGB value is 159, 153, 110: 159 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F996E?: The complementary color is #6E749F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F996E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.