#9C8A16 Color

#9C8A16 is rgb(156, 138, 22) in RGB and hsl(52, 75%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8A16

HEX#9C8A16

RGBrgb(156, 138, 22)

HSLhsl(52, 75%, 35%)

HSVhsv(52, 86%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.125 99.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 86%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8A16 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8A16 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8A16 Complementary#16289C Analogous#9C4716 Analogous#6B9C16 Triadic#169C8A Triadic#8A169C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8A16, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C4AE1C #E1C92D #E7D355 #EDDE7E #F2E8A6 #F8F2CE

Shades

#8A7B14 #746711 #62570E #4C430B #3A3308 #242005

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