#9B9717 Color

#9B9717 is rgb(155, 151, 23) in RGB and hsl(58, 74%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B9717

HEX#9B9717

RGBrgb(155, 151, 23)

HSLhsl(58, 74%, 35%)

HSVhsv(58, 85%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.136 107.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 85%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B9717 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B9717 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B9717 Complementary#171C9B Analogous#9B5517 Analogous#5E9B17 Triadic#179B97 Triadic#97179B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B9717, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3BE1D #E0DA2E #E6E156 #ECE87E #F2EFA6 #F8F6CE

Shades

#8A8615 #737011 #625F0F #4B490B #3A3809 #232205

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