#9e9565

Color #9e9565

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9565

RGB

rgb(158, 149, 101)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 22.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 36.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 36.1%, 38%)

LAB

lab(61.4, -4.13, 26.58)

LCH

lch(61.4, 26.9, 98.83)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0666, 98.9)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 39.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656e9e

Analogous

#9e7965

#9e9565

#8b9e65

Triadic

#9e9565

#659e95

#95659e

Split-complementary

#9e9565

#658b9e

#79659e

Tetradic

#9e9565

#6e9e65

#656e9e

#95659e

Square

#9e9565

#659e79

#656e9e

#9e658b

Shades

Color #9e9565 mixed toward black.

#847d53

#6a6443

#4f4b32

#353221

#1a1911

Tints

Color #9e9565 mixed toward white.

#aea77f

#beb898

#cfcab2

#dfdccc

#efede5

Tones

Color #9e9565 mixed toward gray.

#99926a

#958f6f

#908b73

#8b8878

#86857d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a73 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9b76 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9e7d7f · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9565;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9565]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9e9565 (#9e9565) is rgb(158, 149, 101) in RGB.

No, #9e9565 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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