#9B9917 Color

#9B9917 is rgb(155, 153, 23) in RGB and hsl(59, 74%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B9917

HEX#9B9917

RGBrgb(155, 153, 23)

HSLhsl(59, 74%, 35%)

HSVhsv(59, 85%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.138 108.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 85%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B9917 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B9917 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B9917 Complementary#17199B Analogous#9B5717 Analogous#5B9B17 Triadic#179B99 Triadic#99179B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B9917, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C01D #E0DD2E #E6E356 #ECEA7E #F2F0A6 #F8F7CE

Shades

#8A8815 #737211 #62600F #4B4A0B #3A3909 #232305

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