#9d8b6f

Color #9d8b6f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 17.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8b6f

RGB

rgb(157, 139, 111)

HSL

hsl(36.5, 19%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.5, 29.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 29.3%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 2.31, 17.48)

LCH

lch(58.77, 17.63, 82.47)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0453, 78.79)

HWB

hwb(36.5, 43.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f819d

Analogous

#9d746f

#9d8b6f

#989d6f

Triadic

#9d8b6f

#6f9d8b

#8b6f9d

Split-complementary

#9d8b6f

#6f989d

#746f9d

Tetradic

#9d8b6f

#819d6f

#6f819d

#8b6f9d

Square

#9d8b6f

#6f9d74

#6f819d

#9d6f98

Shades

Color #9d8b6f mixed toward black.

#85745a

#6a5d48

#504636

#352e24

#1b1712

Tints

Color #9d8b6f mixed toward white.

#ad9e87

#beb29f

#cec5b7

#ded8cf

#efece7

Tones

Color #9d8b6f mixed toward gray.

#998a73

#958977

#91887a

#8e887e

#8a8782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969577 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#979878 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9c7c7d · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8b6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8b6f]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#9d8b6f (#9d8b6f) is rgb(157, 139, 111) in RGB.

No, #9d8b6f 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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