#999c86

Color #999c86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#999c86

RGB

rgb(153, 156, 134)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 10%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 14.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 14.1%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.57, -5.09, 11.17)

LCH

lch(63.57, 12.28, 114.5)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0315, 113.56)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 52.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89869c

Analogous

#9c9486

#999c86

#8e9c86

Triadic

#999c86

#86999c

#9c8699

Split-complementary

#999c86

#868e9c

#94869c

Tetradic

#999c86

#869c89

#89869c

#9c8699

Square

#999c86

#869c94

#89869c

#9c868e

Shades

Color #999c86 mixed toward black.

#82856d

#686a57

#4e5041

#34352c

#1a1b16

Tints

Color #999c86 mixed toward white.

#aaad9a

#bbbdae

#cccec3

#ddded7

#eeefeb

Tones

Color #999c86 mixed toward gray.

#989a88

#96988a

#95978c

#94958d

#92938f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9a8d · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#999091 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999c86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999c86]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999c86 (#999c86) is rgb(153, 156, 134) in RGB.

No, #999c86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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