#9b973e

Color #9b973e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 14.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9b973e

RGB

rgb(155, 151, 62)

HSL

hsl(57.4, 42.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.4, 60%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 60%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(61.18, -10.37, 46.27)

LCH

lch(61.18, 47.42, 102.63)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.1111, 106.69)

HWB

hwb(57.4, 24.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e429b

Analogous

#9b683e

#9b973e

#709b3e

Triadic

#9b973e

#3e9b97

#973e9b

Split-complementary

#9b973e

#3e709b

#683e9b

Tetradic

#9b973e

#429b3e

#3e429b

#973e9b

Square

#9b973e

#3e9b68

#3e429b

#9b3e70

Shades

Color #9b973e mixed toward black.

#817e34

#676529

#4d4b1f

#343215

#1a190a

Tints

Color #9b973e mixed toward white.

#b9b550

#c7c473

#d5d296

#e3e1b9

#f1f0dc

Tones

Color #9b973e mixed toward gray.

#939046

#8b894d

#848255

#7c7b5d

#747365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99995e · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9a64 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9b7073 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b973e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b973e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#9b973e (#9b973e) is rgb(155, 151, 62) in RGB.

No, #9b973e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9b973e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast