#9B8717 Color

#9B8717 is rgb(155, 135, 23) in RGB and hsl(51, 74%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8717

HEX#9B8717

RGBrgb(155, 135, 23)

HSLhsl(51, 74%, 35%)

HSVhsv(51, 85%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.123 98)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 85%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8717 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8717 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8717 Complementary#172B9B Analogous#9B4517 Analogous#6D9B17 Triadic#179B87 Triadic#87179B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8717, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3AA1D #E0C52E #E6D056 #ECDB7E #F2E6A6 #F8F1CE

Shades

#8A7815 #736511 #62550F #4B420B #3A3209 #231F05

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