#9c9d89

Color #9c9d89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9d89

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 137)

HSL

hsl(63, 9.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63, 12.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 12.7%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(64.15, -3.98, 10.35)

LCH

lch(64.15, 11.09, 111.03)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0284, 109.52)

HWB

hwb(63, 53.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a899d

Analogous

#9d9489

#9c9d89

#929d89

Triadic

#9c9d89

#899c9d

#9d899c

Split-complementary

#9c9d89

#89929d

#94899d

Tetradic

#9c9d89

#899d8a

#8a899d

#9d899c

Square

#9c9d89

#899d94

#8a899d

#9d8992

Shades

Color #9c9d89 mixed toward black.

#85866f

#6a6b59

#505043

#35362c

#1b1b16

Tints

Color #9c9d89 mixed toward white.

#acad9d

#bdbeb0

#cdcec4

#deded8

#eeefeb

Tones

Color #9c9d89 mixed toward gray.

#9a9b8b

#999a8c

#97988e

#969690

#949591

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8e · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9c8f · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#9c9293 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9d89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9d89]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#9c9d89 (#9c9d89) is rgb(156, 157, 137) in RGB.

No, #9c9d89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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