What color is #9F9D82?

#9F9D82 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9D82?

The RGB value is 159, 157, 130: 159 red, 157 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9D82?

The complementary color is #82849F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9D82 color

#9F9D82 rgb(159, 157, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F9D82 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.6% green and 51% blue (159, 157, 130).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#9F9D82 color codes

HEX	`#9F9D82`
RGB	`rgb(159, 157, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.24, -3.98, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.24, 14.96, 105.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.384, 33.097, 25.902)`
Decimal	`10460546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9D82, 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 #9F9D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #9F9D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9d82; }
.text { color: #9f9d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 157 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9d82, #939f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9D82?: #9F9D82 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9D82?: The RGB value is 159, 157, 130: 159 red, 157 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9D82?: The complementary color is #82849F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.