#9b9157

Color #9b9157

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9157

RGB

rgb(155, 145, 87)

HSL

hsl(51.2, 28.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.2, 43.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 43.9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.81, -4.84, 32.05)

LCH

lch(59.81, 32.41, 98.59)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0788, 99.71)

HWB

hwb(51.2, 34.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57619b

Analogous

#9b6f57

#9b9157

#839b57

Triadic

#9b9157

#579b91

#91579b

Split-complementary

#9b9157

#57839b

#6f579b

Tetradic

#9b9157

#619b57

#57619b

#91579b

Square

#9b9157

#579b6f

#57619b

#9b5783

Shades

Color #9b9157 mixed toward black.

#817949

#67613a

#4e492c

#34301d

#1a180f

Tints

Color #9b9157 mixed toward white.

#afa670

#bfb78d

#cfc9a9

#dfdbc6

#efede2

Tones

Color #9b9157 mixed toward gray.

#958d5d

#908962

#8a8568

#84816e

#7f7d73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979769 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#97986d · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#9b7577 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9157]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9b9157 (#9b9157) is rgb(155, 145, 87) in RGB.

No, #9b9157 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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