#9c9871

Color #9c9871

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9871

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 113)

HSL

hsl(54.4, 17.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.4, 27.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 27.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.27, -4.99, 21.11)

LCH

lch(62.27, 21.69, 103.3)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0546, 102.81)

HWB

hwb(54.4, 44.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71759c

Analogous

#9c8271

#9c9871

#8a9c71

Triadic

#9c9871

#719c98

#98719c

Split-complementary

#9c9871

#718a9c

#82719c

Tetradic

#9c9871

#759c71

#71759c

#98719c

Square

#9c9871

#719c82

#71759c

#9c718a

Shades

Color #9c9871 mixed toward black.

#84805c

#6a674a

#4f4d37

#353325

#1a1a12

Tints

Color #9c9871 mixed toward white.

#aca989

#bdbaa0

#cdcbb8

#deddd0

#eeeee7

Tones

Color #9c9871 mixed toward gray.

#989574

#959278

#918f7c

#8e8c7f

#8a8983

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a7c · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9b7e · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9c8485 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9871;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9871]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

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Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#9c9871 (#9c9871) is rgb(156, 152, 113) in RGB.

No, #9c9871 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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