Information about #9E8B4A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9E8B4A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 139, 74) — 62% red, 54.5% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 33 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9E8B4A reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Willow Tea (#9C8A4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A) and Moderate Amber (#A8914A).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 139, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9E8B4A: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. #9E8B4A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9E8B4A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9E8B4A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9E8B4A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9E8B4A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9E8B4A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9E8B4A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9E8B4A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Moderate Gamboge color link
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

#9E8B4A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E8B4A
  • RGB158, 139, 74
  • CMYK0, 7, 33, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 139, 74)
  • HSL46°, 36%, 45%
  • HSL Precise46.429°, 36.207%, 45.49%
  • HSV46°, 53%, 62%
  • HSB46°, 53%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.545, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.545, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.545, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9E8B4A
  • DECIMAL ID10390346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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