What color is #9F9C74?

#9F9C74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9C74?

The RGB value is 159, 156, 116: 159 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9C74?

The complementary color is #74779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9C74 color

#9F9C74 rgb(159, 156, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F9C74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.2% green and 45.5% blue (159, 156, 116).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#9F9C74 color codes

HEX	`#9F9C74`
RGB	`rgb(159, 156, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, -5.53, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 22.11, 104.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.339, 32.409, 21.23)`
Decimal	`10460276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9C74, 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 #9F9C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #9F9C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9c74; }
.text { color: #9f9c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 156 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9c74, #8c9f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9C74?: #9F9C74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9C74?: The RGB value is 159, 156, 116: 159 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9C74?: The complementary color is #74779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.