#9c9c7a

Color #9c9c7a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 17.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9c7a

RGB

rgb(156, 156, 122)

HSL

hsl(60, 14.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 21.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.55, -5.85, 17.87)

LCH

lch(63.55, 18.8, 108.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0477, 107.56)

HWB

hwb(60, 47.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a7a9c

Analogous

#9c8b7a

#9c9c7a

#8b9c7a

Triadic

#9c9c7a

#7a9c9c

#9c7a9c

Split-complementary

#9c9c7a

#7a8b9c

#8b7a9c

Tetradic

#9c9c7a

#7a9c7a

#7a7a9c

#9c7a9c

Square

#9c9c7a

#7a9c8b

#7a7a9c

#9c7a8b

Shades

Color #9c9c7a mixed toward black.

#858563

#6a6a4f

#50503b

#353528

#1b1b14

Tints

Color #9c9c7a mixed toward white.

#adad90

#bdbda6

#cecebc

#deded3

#efefe9

Tones

Color #9c9c7a mixed toward gray.

#99997d

#969680

#949482

#919185

#8e8e88

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

#9c9c83 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9c85 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#9c8a8b · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9c7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9c7a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#9c9c7a (#9c9c7a) is rgb(156, 156, 122) in RGB.

No, #9c9c7a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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