#9E8A2E Color

#9E8A2E is rgb(158, 138, 46) in RGB and hsl(49, 55%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A2E

HEX#9E8A2E

RGBrgb(158, 138, 46)

HSLhsl(49, 55%, 40%)

HSVhsv(49, 71%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.112 96.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 71%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A2E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8A2E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A2E Complementary#2E429E Analogous#9E512E Analogous#7B9E2E Triadic#2E9E8A Triadic#8A2E9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A2E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEA537 #CEB855 #D7C575 #E0D294 #E9DFB4 #F4EED7

Shades

#8A7828 #776722 #63561D #4B4116 #373010 #241F0A

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