#998f5e

Color #998f5e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 18.34 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#998f5e

RGB

rgb(153, 143, 94)

HSL

hsl(49.8, 23.9%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.8, 38.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 38.6%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.18, -3.79, 27.43)

LCH

lch(59.18, 27.69, 97.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0683, 98.08)

HWB

hwb(49.8, 36.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e6899

Analogous

#99715e

#998f5e

#85995e

Triadic

#998f5e

#5e998f

#8f5e99

Split-complementary

#998f5e

#5e8599

#715e99

Tetradic

#998f5e

#68995e

#5e6899

#8f5e99

Square

#998f5e

#5e9971

#5e6899

#995e85

Shades

Color #998f5e mixed toward black.

#7f774e

#665f3f

#4c472f

#33301f

#191810

Tints

Color #998f5e mixed toward white.

#aca377

#bcb592

#cdc8ad

#dedac9

#eeede4

Tones

Color #998f5e mixed toward gray.

#948c63

#8f8868

#8a856d

#858272

#807f77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95956c · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#959670 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#997678 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998f5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998f5e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#998f5e (#998f5e) is rgb(153, 143, 94) in RGB.

No, #998f5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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