#9e9883

Color #9e9883

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9883

RGB

rgb(158, 152, 131)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 12.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 17.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 17.1%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.81, -1.47, 11.85)

LCH

lch(62.81, 11.94, 97.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0307, 93.93)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 51.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83899e

Analogous

#9e8b83

#9e9883

#979e83

Triadic

#9e9883

#839e98

#98839e

Split-complementary

#9e9883

#83979e

#8b839e

Tetradic

#9e9883

#899e83

#83899e

#98839e

Square

#9e9883

#839e8b

#83899e

#9e8397

Shades

Color #9e9883 mixed toward black.

#87816a

#6c6755

#514d3f

#36332a

#1b1a15

Tints

Color #9e9883 mixed toward white.

#aea998

#bebaac

#cfccc1

#dfddd6

#efeeea

Tones

Color #9e9883 mixed toward gray.

#9c9785

#9a9688

#97948a

#95938c

#93928e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b88 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c8a · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9e8d8d · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9883;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9883]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#9e9883 (#9e9883) is rgb(158, 152, 131) in RGB.

No, #9e9883 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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