#9f9c8a

Color #9f9c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9c8a

RGB

rgb(159, 156, 138)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 13.2%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(64.15, -2.13, 9.82)

LCH

lch(64.15, 10.05, 102.24)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0258, 99.35)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8d9f

Analogous

#9f918a

#9f9c8a

#979f8a

Triadic

#9f9c8a

#8a9f9c

#9c8a9f

Split-complementary

#9f9c8a

#8a979f

#918a9f

Tetradic

#9f9c8a

#8d9f8a

#8a8d9f

#9c8a9f

Square

#9f9c8a

#8a9f91

#8a8d9f

#9f8a97

Shades

Color #9f9c8a mixed toward black.

#88846f

#6d6a59

#524f43

#36352d

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9f9c8a mixed toward white.

#afac9d

#bfbdb1

#cfcdc4

#dfded8

#efeeeb

Tones

Color #9f9c8a mixed toward gray.

#9d9b8c

#9b998d

#9a988f

#989791

#969693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e8f · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9e90 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#9f9293 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9c8a]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9f9c8a (#9f9c8a) is rgb(159, 156, 138) in RGB.

No, #9f9c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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