#9e8d3d

Color #9e8d3d

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.27 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 15.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8d3d

RGB

rgb(158, 141, 61)

HSL

hsl(49.5, 44.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.5, 61.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 61.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.66, -3.72, 44.02)

LCH

lch(58.66, 44.18, 94.83)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1023, 97.42)

HWB

hwb(49.5, 23.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d4e9e

Analogous

#9e5c3d

#9e8d3d

#7e9e3d

Triadic

#9e8d3d

#3d9e8d

#8d3d9e

Split-complementary

#9e8d3d

#3d7e9e

#5c3d9e

Tetradic

#9e8d3d

#4e9e3d

#3d4e9e

#8d3d9e

Square

#9e8d3d

#3d9e5c

#3d4e9e

#9e3d7e

Shades

Color #9e8d3d mixed toward black.

#847533

#695e29

#4f461e

#352f14

#1a170a

Tints

Color #9e8d3d mixed toward white.

#bba950

#c9ba73

#d6cb96

#e4dcb9

#f1eedc

Tones

Color #9e8d3d mixed toward gray.

#968845

#8e824d

#867d55

#7e785d

#757365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979759 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#98995e · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#9d696c · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8d3d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8d3d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9e8d3d (#9e8d3d) is rgb(158, 141, 61) in RGB.

No, #9e8d3d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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