#9b916b

Color #9b916b

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b916b

RGB

rgb(155, 145, 107)

HSL

hsl(47.5, 19.4%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.5, 31%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 31%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(60.14, -2.39, 21.55)

LCH

lch(60.14, 21.68, 96.33)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0543, 95.07)

HWB

hwb(47.5, 42%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b759b

Analogous

#9b796b

#9b916b

#8d9b6b

Triadic

#9b916b

#6b9b91

#916b9b

Split-complementary

#9b916b

#6b8d9b

#796b9b

Tetradic

#9b916b

#759b6b

#6b759b

#916b9b

Square

#9b916b

#6b9b79

#6b759b

#9b6b8d

Shades

Color #9b916b mixed toward black.

#827a58

#686146

#4e4935

#343123

#1a1812

Tints

Color #9b916b mixed toward white.

#aca384

#bcb69c

#cdc8b5

#dedace

#eeede6

Tones

Color #9b916b mixed toward gray.

#978f6f

#938c73

#8f8a77

#8b887b

#87857f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979776 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#979878 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#9b7d7f · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b916b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b916b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9b916b (#9b916b) is rgb(155, 145, 107) in RGB.

No, #9b916b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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