#9e971c

Color #9e971c

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e971c

RGB

rgb(158, 151, 28)

HSL

hsl(56.8, 69.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.8, 82.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 82.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(61.21, -10.83, 59.4)

LCH

lch(61.21, 60.38, 100.33)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.1334, 106.02)

HWB

hwb(56.8, 11%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c239e

Analogous

#9e561c

#9e971c

#649e1c

Triadic

#9e971c

#1c9e97

#971c9e

Split-complementary

#9e971c

#1c649e

#561c9e

Tetradic

#9e971c

#239e1c

#1c239e

#971c9e

Square

#9e971c

#1c9e56

#1c239e

#9e1c64

Shades

Color #9e971c mixed toward black.

#847e17

#696513

#4f4c0e

#353209

#1a1905

Tints

Color #9e971c mixed toward white.

#ccc324

#dfd648

#e7e175

#efeba3

#f7f5d1

Tones

Color #9e971c mixed toward gray.

#938e27

#888432

#7e7a3d

#737047

#686752

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b52 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9c59 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#9e696d · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e971c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e971c]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#9e971c (#9e971c) is rgb(158, 151, 28) in RGB.

No, #9e971c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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