#9b8b5f

Color #9b8b5f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 17.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8b5f

RGB

rgb(155, 139, 95)

HSL

hsl(44, 24%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44, 38.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 38.7%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.28, -0.62, 25.74)

LCH

lch(58.28, 25.75, 91.38)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0637, 90.36)

HWB

hwb(44, 37.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f6f9b

Analogous

#9b6d5f

#9b8b5f

#8d9b5f

Triadic

#9b8b5f

#5f9b8b

#8b5f9b

Split-complementary

#9b8b5f

#5f8d9b

#6d5f9b

Tetradic

#9b8b5f

#6f9b5f

#5f6f9b

#8b5f9b

Square

#9b8b5f

#5f9b6d

#5f6f9b

#9b5f8d

Shades

Color #9b8b5f mixed toward black.

#81744f

#675d3f

#4d452f

#342e20

#1a1710

Tints

Color #9b8b5f mixed toward white.

#ad9f79

#bdb293

#cec5ae

#ded9c9

#efece4

Tones

Color #9b8b5f mixed toward gray.

#968964

#918669

#8c846e

#878273

#827f78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94946c · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#95966f · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#9a7576 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8b5f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8b5f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8b5f (#9b8b5f) is rgb(155, 139, 95) in RGB.

No, #9b8b5f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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