#9c9b86

Color #9c9b86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9b86

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 134)

HSL

hsl(57.3, 10%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.3, 14.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 14.1%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.53, -3.4, 11.16)

LCH

lch(63.53, 11.67, 106.94)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0299, 104.92)

HWB

hwb(57.3, 52.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86879c

Analogous

#9c9086

#9c9b86

#929c86

Triadic

#9c9b86

#869c9b

#9b869c

Split-complementary

#9c9b86

#86929c

#90869c

Tetradic

#9c9b86

#879c86

#86879c

#9b869c

Square

#9c9b86

#869c90

#86879c

#9c8692

Shades

Color #9c9b86 mixed toward black.

#85846d

#6a6a57

#504f41

#35352c

#1b1a16

Tints

Color #9c9b86 mixed toward white.

#adac9a

#bdbcae

#cecdc3

#deded7

#efeeeb

Tones

Color #9c9b86 mixed toward gray.

#9a9988

#98988a

#97968c

#95948d

#93938f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8b · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9c8d · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#9c9090 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9b86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9b86]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#9c9b86 (#9c9b86) is rgb(156, 155, 134) in RGB.

No, #9c9b86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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