All About Color #9E8A2E

#9E8A2E

About #9E8A2E

#9E8A2E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #9E8A2E. In RGB it is red 158, green 138, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 49°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 71%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.43:1 on white and 6.13:1 on black.

#9E8A2E Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 8A, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 12.66%, 70.89%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal158, 138, 46
HSL49°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal236, 212, 56
HSV (HSB)49.29°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10011110, 10001010, 101110
CIE-L*AB57.70, -3.03, 49.76
RGB Percent61.96%, 54.12%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH57.70, 49.86, 93.49
XYZ23.68, 25.64, 6.29
CIE-L*UV57.70, 17.94, 53.95
xyY0.43, 0.46, 25.64
Hunter-Lab50.64, -5.14, 28.09
RYB27.59%, 61.96%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E8A2E on a dark background: contrast 6.13:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9E8A2E on a light background: contrast 3.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E8A2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9E8A2E · #CFB959 · #574C19 · #2E429E · #596FCF

Analogous palette

#9E2E42 · #9E512E · #9E8A2E · #7B9E2E · #429E2E

Triadic palette

#9E8A2E · #2E9E8A · #8A2E9E · #CFB959 · #59CFB9

Tetradic palette

#9E8A2E · #2E9E51 · #2E429E · #9E2E7B · #574C19

Monochromatic palette

#28220B · #63561D · #9E8A2E · #CBB44D · #DDCD88

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