#9f8c4f

Color #9f8c4f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 17.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8c4f

RGB

rgb(159, 140, 79)

HSL

hsl(45.8, 33.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.8, 50.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 50.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.69, -1.2, 34.99)

LCH

lch(58.69, 35.01, 91.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0838, 92.6)

HWB

hwb(45.8, 31%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f629f

Analogous

#9f644f

#9f8c4f

#8a9f4f

Triadic

#9f8c4f

#4f9f8c

#8c4f9f

Split-complementary

#9f8c4f

#4f8a9f

#644f9f

Tetradic

#9f8c4f

#629f4f

#4f629f

#8c4f9f

Square

#9f8c4f

#4f9f64

#4f629f

#9f4f8a

Shades

Color #9f8c4f mixed toward black.

#857542

#6a5d35

#504628

#352f1a

#1b170d

Tints

Color #9f8c4f mixed toward white.

#b4a268

#c3b486

#d2c7a4

#e1dac2

#f0ece1

Tones

Color #9f8c4f mixed toward gray.

#988956

#92855c

#8b8263

#847e6a

#7e7b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979762 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#989a66 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9e6f71 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8c4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8c4f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#9f8c4f (#9f8c4f) is rgb(159, 140, 79) in RGB.

No, #9f8c4f 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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