#9c9c7f

Color #9c9c7f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9c7f

RGB

rgb(156, 156, 127)

HSL

hsl(60, 12.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 18.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 18.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.65, -5.07, 15.24)

LCH

lch(63.65, 16.06, 108.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0409, 107.5)

HWB

hwb(60, 49.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7f9c

Analogous

#9c8e7f

#9c9c7f

#8e9c7f

Triadic

#9c9c7f

#7f9c9c

#9c7f9c

Split-complementary

#9c9c7f

#7f8e9c

#8e7f9c

Tetradic

#9c9c7f

#7f9c7f

#7f7f9c

#9c7f9c

Square

#9c9c7f

#7f9c8e

#7f7f9c

#9c7f8e

Shades

Color #9c9c7f mixed toward black.

#858567

#6a6a52

#50503e

#353529

#1b1b15

Tints

Color #9c9c7f mixed toward white.

#adad94

#bdbdaa

#cecebf

#deded4

#efefea

Tones

Color #9c9c7f mixed toward gray.

#9a9a81

#979784

#959586

#929289

#90908b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c87 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9c89 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9c8c8e · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9c7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9c7f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#9c9c7f (#9c9c7f) is rgb(156, 156, 127) in RGB.

No, #9c9c7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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