#9E8C1A Color

#9E8C1A is rgb(158, 140, 26) in RGB and hsl(52, 72%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8C1A

HEX#9E8C1A

RGBrgb(158, 140, 26)

HSLhsl(52, 72%, 36%)

HSVhsv(52, 84%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.125 99.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8C1A 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 text6.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8C1A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8C1A Complementary#1A2B9E Analogous#9E4A1A Analogous#6D9E1A Triadic#1A9E8C Triadic#8C1A9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8C1A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5AF20 #DEC835 #E5D25D #EADC80 #F1E7A7 #F7F2CF

Shades

#887916 #766913 #605610 #4F460D #393309 #272306

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