#9f9257

Color #9f9257

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.3 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9257

RGB

rgb(159, 146, 87)

HSL

hsl(49.2, 29.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.2, 45.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 45.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.44, -3.68, 32.93)

LCH

lch(60.44, 33.13, 96.38)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0804, 97.29)

HWB

hwb(49.2, 34.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57649f

Analogous

#9f6e57

#9f9257

#889f57

Triadic

#9f9257

#579f92

#92579f

Split-complementary

#9f9257

#57889f

#6e579f

Tetradic

#9f9257

#649f57

#57649f

#92579f

Square

#9f9257

#579f6e

#57649f

#9f5788

Shades

Color #9f9257 mixed toward black.

#847a48

#6a613a

#4f492b

#35311d

#1a180e

Tints

Color #9f9257 mixed toward white.

#b1a671

#c1b78d

#d0c9aa

#e0dbc6

#efede3

Tones

Color #9f9257 mixed toward gray.

#998e5d

#938a63

#8d8669

#87836f

#817f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9969 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9a9b6d · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#9e7578 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9257]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#9f9257 (#9f9257) is rgb(159, 146, 87) in RGB.

No, #9f9257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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