#9e8c42

Color #9e8c42

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.24 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8c42

RGB

rgb(158, 140, 66)

HSL

hsl(48.3, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.3, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 58.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.43, -2.78, 41.33)

LCH

lch(58.43, 41.42, 93.85)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0968, 95.87)

HWB

hwb(48.3, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42549e

Analogous

#9e5e42

#9e8c42

#829e42

Triadic

#9e8c42

#429e8c

#8c429e

Split-complementary

#9e8c42

#42829e

#5e429e

Tetradic

#9e8c42

#549e42

#42549e

#8c429e

Square

#9e8c42

#429e5e

#42549e

#9e4282

Shades

Color #9e8c42 mixed toward black.

#847537

#695d2c

#4f4621

#352f16

#1a170b

Tints

Color #9e8c42 mixed toward white.

#b9a657

#c7b878

#d5c99a

#e3dbbc

#f1eddd

Tones

Color #9e8c42 mixed toward gray.

#96874a

#8f8351

#877e59

#7f7961

#787568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97965b · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#989960 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#9d6a6d · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8c42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8c42]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9e8c42 (#9e8c42) is rgb(158, 140, 66) in RGB.

No, #9e8c42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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