All About Color #9C8A16

#9C8A16

About #9C8A16

#9C8A16 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #9C8A16. In RGB it is red 156, green 138, blue 22; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 75%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 86%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 3.47:1 on white and 6.06:1 on black.

#9C8A16 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8A, 16
CMYK0.00%, 11.54%, 85.90%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal156, 138, 22
HSL52°, 75%, 35%
RGB Octal234, 212, 26
HSV (HSB)51.94°, 85.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001010, 10110
CIE-L*AB57.37, -4.92, 57.69
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.12%, 8.63%
CIE-L*CH57.37, 57.90, 94.88
XYZ22.94, 25.30, 4.43
CIE-L*UV57.37, 17.07, 59.20
xyY0.44, 0.48, 25.30
Hunter-Lab50.30, -6.61, 29.99
RYB16.78%, 61.18%, 8.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8A16 on a dark background: contrast 6.06:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8A16 on a light background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8A16, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8A16 · #E1C92D · #4C430B · #16289C · #2D45E1

Analogous palette

#9C1628 · #9C4716 · #9C8A16 · #6B9C16 · #289C16

Triadic palette

#9C8A16 · #169C8A · #8A169C · #E1C92D · #2DE1C9

Tetradic palette

#9C8A16 · #169C47 · #16289C · #9C166B · #4C430B

Monochromatic palette

#161403 · #594F0D · #9C8A16 · #DFC620 · #E9D763

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