#9d9970

Color #9d9970

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9970

RGB

rgb(157, 153, 112)

HSL

hsl(54.7, 18.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.7, 28.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 28.7%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.61, -5.27, 22.14)

LCH

lch(62.61, 22.76, 103.39)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0571, 103.16)

HWB

hwb(54.7, 43.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70749d

Analogous

#9d8270

#9d9970

#8a9d70

Triadic

#9d9970

#709d99

#99709d

Split-complementary

#9d9970

#708a9d

#82709d

Tetradic

#9d9970

#749d70

#70749d

#99709d

Square

#9d9970

#709d82

#70749d

#9d708a

Shades

Color #9d9970 mixed toward black.

#85815b

#6a6749

#504e37

#353424

#1b1a12

Tints

Color #9d9970 mixed toward white.

#adaa88

#bebba0

#ceccb7

#deddcf

#efeee7

Tones

Color #9d9970 mixed toward gray.

#999674

#959377

#92907b

#8e8d7f

#8a8983

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b7c · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c7e · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9d8485 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9970;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9970]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#9d9970 (#9d9970) is rgb(157, 153, 112) in RGB.

No, #9d9970 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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