#9d8f50

Color #9d8f50

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.51 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8f50

RGB

rgb(157, 143, 80)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 32.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 49%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 49%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.34, -3.62, 35.22)

LCH

lch(59.34, 35.41, 95.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.085, 97.17)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 31.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505e9d

Analogous

#9d6950

#9d8f50

#859d50

Triadic

#9d8f50

#509d8f

#8f509d

Split-complementary

#9d8f50

#50859d

#69509d

Tetradic

#9d8f50

#5e9d50

#505e9d

#8f509d

Square

#9d8f50

#509d69

#505e9d

#9d5085

Shades

Color #9d8f50 mixed toward black.

#837743

#695f35

#4f4828

#34301b

#1a180d

Tints

Color #9d8f50 mixed toward white.

#b2a568

#c2b786

#d1c9a5

#e0dbc3

#f0ede1

Tones

Color #9d8f50 mixed toward gray.

#978b56

#90875d

#8a8363

#837f6a

#7d7b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979764 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#989968 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9c7173 · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8f50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8f50]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#9d8f50 (#9d8f50) is rgb(157, 143, 80) in RGB.

No, #9d8f50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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