All About Color #9C8A49

#9C8A49

About #9C8A49

#9C8A49 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #9C8A49. In RGB it is red 156, green 138, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 36%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 53%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 3.42:1 on white and 6.15:1 on black.

#9C8A49 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8A, 49
CMYK0.00%, 11.54%, 53.21%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal156, 138, 73
HSL47°, 36%, 45%
RGB Octal234, 212, 111
HSV (HSB)46.99°, 53.21%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001010, 1001001
CIE-L*AB57.78, -1.96, 36.95
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.12%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH57.78, 37.01, 93.04
XYZ24.00, 25.73, 10.00
CIE-L*UV57.78, 15.33, 43.57
xyY0.40, 0.43, 25.73
Hunter-Lab50.72, -4.29, 23.81
RYB37.64%, 61.18%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8A49 on a dark background: contrast 6.15:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8A49 on a light background: contrast 3.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8A49, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8A49 · #C3B47F · #5E532C · #495B9C · #7F8DC3

Analogous palette

#9C495B · #9C6149 · #9C8A49 · #859C49 · #5B9C49

Triadic palette

#9C8A49 · #499C8A · #8A499C · #C3B47F · #7FC3B4

Tetradic palette

#9C8A49 · #499C61 · #495B9C · #9C4985 · #5E532C

Monochromatic palette

#342E18 · #685C31 · #9C8A49 · #BEAE74 · #D6CCA8

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