All About Color #9E8D2E

#9E8D2E

About #9E8D2E

#9E8D2E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #9E8D2E. In RGB it is red 158, green 141, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 11%, 71%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.33:1 on white and 6.30:1 on black.

#9E8D2E Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 8D, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 10.76%, 70.89%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal158, 141, 46
HSL51°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal236, 215, 56
HSV (HSB)50.89°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10011110, 10001101, 101110
CIE-L*AB58.52, -4.67, 50.60
RGB Percent61.96%, 55.29%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH58.52, 50.81, 95.28
XYZ24.12, 26.52, 6.43
CIE-L*UV58.52, 15.87, 55.26
xyY0.42, 0.46, 26.52
Hunter-Lab51.49, -6.51, 28.64
RYB25.90%, 61.96%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E8D2E on a dark background: contrast 6.30:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9E8D2E on a light background: contrast 3.33:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E8D2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9E8D2E · #CFBD59 · #574E19 · #2E3F9E · #596BCF

Analogous palette

#9E2E3F · #9E552E · #9E8D2E · #779E2E · #3F9E2E

Triadic palette

#9E8D2E · #2E9E8D · #8D2E9E · #CFBD59 · #59CFBD

Tetradic palette

#9E8D2E · #2E9E55 · #2E3F9E · #9E2E77 · #574E19

Monochromatic palette

#28230B · #63581D · #9E8D2E · #CBB84D · #DDD088

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