#9c9971

Color #9c9971

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9971

RGB

rgb(156, 153, 113)

HSL

hsl(55.8, 17.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.8, 27.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 27.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.54, -5.53, 21.48)

LCH

lch(62.54, 22.18, 104.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0558, 104.21)

HWB

hwb(55.8, 44.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71749c

Analogous

#9c8371

#9c9971

#899c71

Triadic

#9c9971

#719c99

#99719c

Split-complementary

#9c9971

#71899c

#83719c

Tetradic

#9c9971

#749c71

#71749c

#99719c

Square

#9c9971

#719c83

#71749c

#9c7189

Shades

Color #9c9971 mixed toward black.

#84815c

#6a674a

#4f4d37

#353425

#1a1a12

Tints

Color #9c9971 mixed toward white.

#acaa89

#bdbba0

#cdccb8

#deddd0

#eeeee7

Tones

Color #9c9971 mixed toward gray.

#989674

#959378

#91907c

#8e8d7f

#8a8983

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b7c · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9b7f · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9c8486 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9971;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9971]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#9c9971 (#9c9971) is rgb(156, 153, 113) in RGB.

No, #9c9971 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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