#9e8e42

Color #9e8e42

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 15.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8e42

RGB

rgb(158, 142, 66)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 58.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.98, -3.88, 41.96)

LCH

lch(58.98, 42.14, 95.28)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0986, 97.58)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42529e

Analogous

#9e6042

#9e8e42

#809e42

Triadic

#9e8e42

#429e8e

#8e429e

Split-complementary

#9e8e42

#42809e

#60429e

Tetradic

#9e8e42

#529e42

#42529e

#8e429e

Square

#9e8e42

#429e60

#42529e

#9e4280

Shades

Color #9e8e42 mixed toward black.

#847637

#695f2c

#4f4721

#352f16

#1a180b

Tints

Color #9e8e42 mixed toward white.

#b9a857

#c7b978

#d5cb9a

#e3dcbc

#f1eedd

Tones

Color #9e8e42 mixed toward gray.

#96894a

#8f8451

#877f59

#7f7a61

#787568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97975c · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#989961 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#9d6b6e · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8e42]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9e8e42 (#9e8e42) is rgb(158, 142, 66) in RGB.

No, #9e8e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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