#98943E Color

#98943E is rgb(152, 148, 62) in RGB, hsl(57, 42%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 59%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), visibly different at ΔE 10.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98943E

HEX#98943E

RGBrgb(152, 148, 62)

HSLhsl(57, 42%, 42%)

HSVhsv(57, 59%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 59%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.108 106.6)

LABlab(60.34% -6.94 44.80)

LCHlch(60.34% 45.33 98.81)

What #98943E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #98943E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 10.07 Brass#B5A642ΔE 11.14 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 11.47 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13.88 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 14.07 Olive#808000ΔE 14.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#98943E Channel Values

How #98943E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 152 · G 148 · B 62	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 57° · S 42% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 57° · S 59% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 59% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.16:1 vs white · 6.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98943E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #98943E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98943E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #98943E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #98943E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#98943E

Protanopia#95953E

Protanomaly#96943E

Deuteranopia#95953E

Deuteranomaly#96953E

Tritanopia#9F8D8D

Tritanomaly#9C9075

Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #98943E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-98943e: #98943E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98943E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98943e': '#98943E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.580, blue: 0.243)

Android XML<color name="color_98943e">#98943E</color>

SVG fillfill="#98943E"

More Yellow Colors

#98943E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#98943E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98943E?

#98943E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(152, 148, 62) in RGB and hsl(57, 42%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.07.

What is the RGB value of #98943E?

#98943E is rgb(152, 148, 62) — red 152, green 148, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98943E?

#98943E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 59%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98943E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98943E scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98943E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98943E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.12, which is visibly different.

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