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#9B8655

#9b8655 ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9b8655 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 52.55% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.55% magenta, 45.16% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 29.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 10.07.

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Relative luminance0.2467

Complementary

  1. #9b8655
  2. #556a9b

Split complementary

  1. #9b8655
  2. #558d9b
  3. #63559b

Analogous

  1. #9b6355
  2. #9b8655
  3. #8d9b55

Triadic

  1. #9b8655
  2. #559b86
  3. #86559b

Tetradic

  1. #9b8655
  2. #6a9b55
  3. #556a9b
  4. #86559b

Square

  1. #9b8655
  2. #559b63
  3. #556a9b
  4. #9b558d

Monochromatic

  1. #38311f
  2. #6a5b3a
  3. #9b8655
  4. #baaa82
  5. #d6cbb3

Shades

#9b8655 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b8655
  2. #8c794d
  3. #7c6b44
  4. #6d5e3c
  5. #5d5033
  6. #4e432b
  7. #3e3622
  8. #2f281a
  9. #1f1b11
  10. #100d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b8655 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b8655
  2. #a59266
  3. #af9e77
  4. #b9aa88
  5. #c3b699
  6. #cdc3aa
  7. #d7cfbb
  8. #e1dbcc
  9. #ebe7dd
  10. #f5f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b8655 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b8655
  2. #988559
  3. #96855e
  4. #938462
  5. #908466
  6. #8e836b
  7. #8b826f
  8. #888273
  9. #858177
  10. #83817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908777 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918551 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968b57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a57e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958553 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #988956 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1816d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b8655 {
  color: #9b8655;
}
Background
.bg-9b8655 {
  background-color: #9b8655;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b8655 {
  border: 2px solid #9b8655;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b8655;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 134 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 29% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b8655 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8655, #8d9b55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b8655 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 134 85 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.07 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.90 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.95 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.03 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.12 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.17 #6479aa Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Camel
#9b8655  rgb(155, 134, 85)  hsl(42, 29%, 47%)  Camel
#556a9b  rgb(85, 106, 155)  hsl(222, 29%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#559b86  rgb(85, 155, 134)  hsl(162, 29%, 47%)  Persian Green
#86559b  rgb(134, 85, 155)  hsl(282, 29%, 47%)  Purpureus