#979251

Color #979251

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#979251

RGB

rgb(151, 146, 81)

HSL

hsl(55.7, 30.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.7, 46.4%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 46.4%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.65, -7.73, 34.95)

LCH

lch(59.65, 35.79, 102.47)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0867, 104.69)

HWB

hwb(55.7, 31.8%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515697

Analogous

#976f51

#979251

#799751

Triadic

#979251

#519792

#925197

Split-complementary

#979251

#517997

#6f5197

Tetradic

#979251

#569751

#515697

#925197

Square

#979251

#51976f

#515697

#975179

Shades

Color #979251 mixed toward black.

#7e7a43

#656136

#4c4928

#32311b

#19180d

Tints

Color #979251 mixed toward white.

#aea968

#beba86

#cecba5

#dfddc3

#efeee1

Tones

Color #979251 mixed toward gray.

#918d57

#8b885d

#868363

#807e68

#7a796e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959566 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#95966a · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#977376 · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979251]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#979251 (#979251) is rgb(151, 146, 81) in RGB.

No, #979251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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