#9e8c34

Color #9e8c34

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 14.28 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8c34

RGB

rgb(158, 140, 52)

HSL

hsl(49.8, 50.5%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.8, 67.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 67.1%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.3, -3.78, 47.79)

LCH

lch(58.3, 47.94, 94.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1091, 97.59)

HWB

hwb(49.8, 20.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#34469e

Analogous

#9e5734

#9e8c34

#7b9e34

Triadic

#9e8c34

#349e8c

#8c349e

Split-complementary

#9e8c34

#347b9e

#57349e

Tetradic

#9e8c34

#469e34

#34469e

#8c349e

Square

#9e8c34

#349e57

#34469e

#9e347b

Shades

Color #9e8c34 mixed toward black.

#84752b

#695d23

#4f461a

#352f11

#1a1709

Tints

Color #9e8c34 mixed toward white.

#c1ac43

#cebc69

#dacd8e

#e6deb4

#f3eed9

Tones

Color #9e8c34 mixed toward gray.

#95863d

#8c8046

#847b4f

#7b7557

#726f60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979654 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#98995a · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#9d6669 · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8c34;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8c34]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9e8c34 (#9e8c34) is rgb(158, 140, 52) in RGB.

No, #9e8c34 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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