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#9E893E

#9e893e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9e893e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 53.73% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.29% magenta, 60.76% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 46.87°, with 43.64% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 9.28.

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Relative luminance0.2551

Complementary

  1. #9e893e
  2. #3e539e

Split complementary

  1. #9e893e
  2. #3e839e
  3. #593e9e

Analogous

  1. #9e593e
  2. #9e893e
  3. #839e3e

Triadic

  1. #9e893e
  2. #3e9e89
  3. #893e9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e893e
  2. #539e3e
  3. #3e539e
  4. #893e9e

Square

  1. #9e893e
  2. #3e9e59
  3. #3e539e
  4. #9e3e83

Monochromatic

  1. #302a13
  2. #675928
  3. #9e893e
  4. #c3ae66
  5. #d8cb9d

Shades

#9e893e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e893e
  2. #8e7b38
  3. #7e6e32
  4. #6f602b
  5. #5f5225
  6. #4f451f
  7. #3f3719
  8. #2f2913
  9. #201b0c
  10. #100e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e893e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e893e
  2. #a89551
  3. #b1a165
  4. #bbac78
  5. #c5b88b
  6. #cfc49f
  7. #d8d0b2
  8. #e2dcc5
  9. #ece7d8
  10. #f5f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e893e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e893e
  2. #9b8845
  3. #98874b
  4. #958652
  5. #928558
  6. #8f855f
  7. #8c8466
  8. #89836c
  9. #868273
  10. #838179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968736 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8d41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa7f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99883a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8b40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a58366 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e893e {
  color: #9e893e;
}
Background
.bg-9e893e {
  background-color: #9e893e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e893e {
  border: 2px solid #9e893e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e893e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 137 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 44% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e893e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e893e, #839e3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e893e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 137 62 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.28 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.65 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.96 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.84 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 13.75 #6176c1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9e893e  rgb(158, 137, 62)  hsl(47, 44%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3e539e  rgb(62, 83, 158)  hsl(227, 44%, 43%)  Sapphire
#3e9e89  rgb(62, 158, 137)  hsl(167, 44%, 43%)  Persian Green
#893e9e  rgb(137, 62, 158)  hsl(287, 44%, 43%)  Purpureus