#9E8C00 Color

#9E8C00 is rgb(158, 140, 0) in RGB and hsl(53, 100%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8C00

HEX#9E8C00

RGBrgb(158, 140, 0)

HSLhsl(53, 100%, 31%)

HSVhsv(53, 100%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.132 100.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 100%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8C00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8C00 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8C00 Complementary#00129E Analogous#9E3D00 Analogous#619E00 Triadic#009E8C Triadic#8C009E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8C00, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B900 #FFE100 #FFE733 #FFED61 #FFF394 #FFF8C2

Shades

#8A7A00 #756800 #615600 #524800 #3D3600 #292400

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