#9e8f4d

Color #9e8f4d

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 14.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8f4d

RGB

rgb(158, 143, 77)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 34.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 51.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 51.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.39, -3.47, 36.87)

LCH

lch(59.39, 37.03, 95.38)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0883, 96.83)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 30.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5c9e

Analogous

#9e674d

#9e8f4d

#859e4d

Triadic

#9e8f4d

#4d9e8f

#8f4d9e

Split-complementary

#9e8f4d

#4d859e

#674d9e

Tetradic

#9e8f4d

#5c9e4d

#4d5c9e

#8f4d9e

Square

#9e8f4d

#4d9e67

#4d5c9e

#9e4d85

Shades

Color #9e8f4d mixed toward black.

#847740

#695f33

#4f4826

#35301a

#1a180d

Tints

Color #9e8f4d mixed toward white.

#b4a565

#c3b784

#d2c9a3

#e1dbc1

#f0ede0

Tones

Color #9e8f4d mixed toward gray.

#978b54

#91875b

#8a8261

#837e68

#7c7a6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989862 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#999a67 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9d7072 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8f4d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8f4d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#9e8f4d (#9e8f4d) is rgb(158, 143, 77) in RGB.

No, #9e8f4d 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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