#9e9b7a

Color #9e9b7a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9b7a

RGB

rgb(158, 155, 122)

HSL

hsl(55, 15.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55, 22.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 22.8%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.44, -4.52, 17.75)

LCH

lch(63.44, 18.32, 104.29)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0464, 103.2)

HWB

hwb(55, 47.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a7d9e

Analogous

#9e897a

#9e9b7a

#8f9e7a

Triadic

#9e9b7a

#7a9e9b

#9b7a9e

Split-complementary

#9e9b7a

#7a8f9e

#897a9e

Tetradic

#9e9b7a

#7d9e7a

#7a7d9e

#9b7a9e

Square

#9e9b7a

#7a9e89

#7a7d9e

#9e7a8f

Shades

Color #9e9b7a mixed toward black.

#878462

#6c6a4f

#514f3b

#363527

#1b1a14

Tints

Color #9e9b7a mixed toward white.

#aeac90

#bebca6

#cfcdbc

#dfded3

#efeee9

Tones

Color #9e9b7a mixed toward gray.

#9b997d

#989680

#959483

#929186

#8f8f89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d83 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9d85 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9e8a8b · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9b7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9b7a]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#9e9b7a (#9e9b7a) is rgb(158, 155, 122) in RGB.

No, #9e9b7a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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