What color is #9F9E79?

#9F9E79 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 #9F9E79?

The RGB value is 159, 158, 121: 159 red, 158 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9E79?

The complementary color is #797A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9E79 color

#9F9E79 rgb(159, 158, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F9E79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62% green and 47.5% blue (159, 158, 121).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#9F9E79 color codes

HEX	`#9F9E79`
RGB	`rgb(159, 158, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -5.9, 19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 20.4, 106.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.976, 33.206, 22.916)`
Decimal	`10460793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9E79, 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 #9F9E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #9F9E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9e79; }
.text { color: #9f9e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 158 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9e79, #8d9f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9E79?: #9F9E79 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 #9F9E79?: The RGB value is 159, 158, 121: 159 red, 158 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9E79?: The complementary color is #797A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.