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#9C9155

#9c9155 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c9155 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 56.86% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 45.51% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 50.7°, with 29.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.4.

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Relative luminance0.2797

Complementary

  1. #9c9155
  2. #55609c

Split complementary

  1. #9c9155
  2. #55839c
  3. #6d559c

Analogous

  1. #9c6d55
  2. #9c9155
  3. #839c55

Triadic

  1. #9c9155
  2. #559c91
  3. #91559c

Tetradic

  1. #9c9155
  2. #609c55
  3. #55609c
  4. #91559c

Square

  1. #9c9155
  2. #559c6d
  3. #55609c
  4. #9c5583

Monochromatic

  1. #39351f
  2. #6a633a
  3. #9c9155
  4. #bbb282
  5. #d6d1b4

Shades

#9c9155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c9155
  2. #8c834d
  3. #7d7444
  4. #6d663c
  5. #5e5733
  6. #4e492b
  7. #3e3a22
  8. #2f2c1a
  9. #1f1d11
  10. #100f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c9155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c9155
  2. #a69c66
  3. #b0a777
  4. #bab288
  5. #c4bd99
  6. #cec8aa
  7. #d7d3bb
  8. #e1decc
  9. #ebe9dd
  10. #f5f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c9155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c9155
  2. #998f59
  3. #968e5e
  4. #948c62
  5. #918a66
  6. #8e896b
  7. #8b876f
  8. #888573
  9. #868377
  10. #83827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95917d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a68982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8f52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c9155 {
  color: #9c9155;
}
Background
.bg-9c9155 {
  background-color: #9c9155;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c9155 {
  border: 2px solid #9c9155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c9155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 145 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 29% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c9155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c9155, #839c55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c9155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 145 85 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.19 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.91 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.26 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.71 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.86 #636eaa Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9c9155  rgb(156, 145, 85)  hsl(51, 29%, 47%)  Moss Green
#55609c  rgb(85, 96, 156)  hsl(231, 29%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#559c91  rgb(85, 156, 145)  hsl(171, 29%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#91559c  rgb(145, 85, 156)  hsl(291, 29%, 47%)  Purpureus