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#9B9151

#9b9151 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9b9151 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 56.86% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.45% magenta, 47.74% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 51.89°, with 31.36% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.12.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2781

Complementary

  1. #9b9151
  2. #515b9b

Split complementary

  1. #9b9151
  2. #51809b
  3. #6c519b

Analogous

  1. #9b6c51
  2. #9b9151
  3. #809b51

Triadic

  1. #9b9151
  2. #519b91
  3. #91519b

Tetradic

  1. #9b9151
  2. #5b9b51
  3. #515b9b
  4. #91519b

Square

  1. #9b9151
  2. #519b6c
  3. #515b9b
  4. #9b5180

Monochromatic

  1. #36331c
  2. #696237
  3. #9b9151
  4. #bbb37d
  5. #d5d0b0

Shades

#9b9151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b9151
  2. #8c8349
  3. #7c7441
  4. #6d6639
  5. #5d5731
  6. #4e4929
  7. #3e3a20
  8. #2f2c18
  9. #1f1d10
  10. #100f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b9151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b9151
  2. #a59c62
  3. #afa774
  4. #b9b285
  5. #c3bd97
  6. #cdc8a8
  7. #d7d3b9
  8. #e1decb
  9. #ebe9dc
  10. #f5f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b9151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b9151
  2. #988f56
  3. #968e5a
  4. #938c5f
  5. #908a64
  6. #8e8969
  7. #8b876d
  8. #888572
  9. #858377
  10. #83827b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94907b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8d4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a58982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a18c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b9151 {
  color: #9b9151;
}
Background
.bg-9b9151 {
  background-color: #9b9151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b9151 {
  border: 2px solid #9b9151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b9151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 145 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 31% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b9151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b9151, #809b51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b9151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 145 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.79 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.30 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.55 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.51 #646eae Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9b9151  rgb(155, 145, 81)  hsl(52, 31%, 46%)  Moss Green
#515b9b  rgb(81, 91, 155)  hsl(232, 31%, 46%)  Sapphire
#519b91  rgb(81, 155, 145)  hsl(172, 31%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#91519b  rgb(145, 81, 155)  hsl(292, 31%, 46%)  Purpureus