#9c8c2a

Color #9c8c2a

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 16.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8c2a

RGB

rgb(156, 140, 42)

HSL

hsl(51.6, 57.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.6, 73.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 73.1%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.03, -5.24, 51.66)

LCH

lch(58.03, 51.93, 95.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1162, 99.71)

HWB

hwb(51.6, 16.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3a9c

Analogous

#9c532a

#9c8c2a

#739c2a

Triadic

#9c8c2a

#2a9c8c

#8c2a9c

Split-complementary

#9c8c2a

#2a739c

#532a9c

Tetradic

#9c8c2a

#3a9c2a

#2a3a9c

#8c2a9c

Square

#9c8c2a

#2a9c53

#2a3a9c

#9c2a73

Shades

Color #9c8c2a mixed toward black.

#827523

#685d1c

#4e4615

#342f0e

#1a1707

Tints

Color #9c8c2a mixed toward white.

#c5b135

#d3c25b

#ded184

#e9e1ad

#f4f0d6

Tones

Color #9c8c2a mixed toward gray.

#928533

#897e3d

#7f7746

#767150

#6c6a59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959550 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#969757 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#9b6467 · ΔE 35.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8c2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8c2a]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#9c8c2a (#9c8c2a) is rgb(156, 140, 42) in RGB.

No, #9c8c2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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