#9f8a4a

Color #9f8a4a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 17.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8a4a

RGB

rgb(159, 138, 74)

HSL

hsl(45.2, 36.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.2, 53.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 53.5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.08, -0.56, 36.87)

LCH

lch(58.08, 36.87, 90.87)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0874, 91.64)

HWB

hwb(45.2, 29%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5f9f

Analogous

#9f604a

#9f8a4a

#8a9f4a

Triadic

#9f8a4a

#4a9f8a

#8a4a9f

Split-complementary

#9f8a4a

#4a8a9f

#604a9f

Tetradic

#9f8a4a

#5f9f4a

#4a5f9f

#8a4a9f

Square

#9f8a4a

#4a9f60

#4a5f9f

#9f4a8a

Shades

Color #9f8a4a mixed toward black.

#85733e

#6a5c31

#504525

#352e19

#1b170c

Tints

Color #9f8a4a mixed toward white.

#b6a161

#c4b481

#d3c7a0

#e2d9c0

#f0ecdf

Tones

Color #9f8a4a mixed toward gray.

#988651

#918358

#8a7f5f

#837c66

#7c786d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96965f · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#989963 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9e6c6e · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8a4a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8a4a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#9f8a4a (#9f8a4a) is rgb(159, 138, 74) in RGB.

No, #9f8a4a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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