#9e9c7b

Color #9e9c7b

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9c7b

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 123)

HSL

hsl(56.6, 15.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.6, 22.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 22.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.73, -4.91, 17.6)

LCH

lch(63.73, 18.27, 105.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0463, 104.64)

HWB

hwb(56.6, 48.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b7d9e

Analogous

#9e8b7b

#9e9c7b

#8e9e7b

Triadic

#9e9c7b

#7b9e9c

#9c7b9e

Split-complementary

#9e9c7b

#7b8e9e

#8b7b9e

Tetradic

#9e9c7b

#7d9e7b

#7b7d9e

#9c7b9e

Square

#9e9c7b

#7b9e8b

#7b7d9e

#9e7b8e

Shades

Color #9e9c7b mixed toward black.

#878563

#6c6a4f

#51503c

#363528

#1b1b14

Tints

Color #9e9c7b mixed toward white.

#aead91

#bebda7

#cfcebd

#dfded3

#efefe9

Tones

Color #9e9c7b mixed toward gray.

#9b997e

#989781

#959484

#929287

#8f8f8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d84 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9d86 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#9e8b8c · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9c7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9c7b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#9e9c7b (#9e9c7b) is rgb(158, 156, 123) in RGB.

No, #9e9c7b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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