Close to Moss
#9A9E61
#9A9E61 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Moss. In RGB it’s made of 60.4% red, 62% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 64°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9A9E61.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.44:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9A9E61 as they’d see it.
#9A9E61 in use
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Questions about #9A9E61
What color is #9A9E61?
#9A9E61 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Moss. In RGB it’s made of 60.4% red, 62% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 64°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9A9E61 in RGB?
#9A9E61 is rgb(154, 158, 97): 154 red, 158 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9A9E61 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 0, 39, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9A9E61?
PANTONE 7491 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9A9E61?
Its complement #9993CE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.