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#9F9C74

#9f9c74 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9f9c74 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 61.18% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.89% magenta, 27.04% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 55.81°, with 18.3% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.92.

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Relative luminance0.3241

Complementary

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #74779f

Split complementary

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #748c9f
  3. #86749f

Analogous

  1. #9f8674
  2. #9f9c74
  3. #8c9f74

Triadic

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #749f9c
  3. #9c749f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #779f74
  3. #74779f
  4. #9c749f

Square

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #749f86
  3. #74779f
  4. #9f748c

Monochromatic

  1. #484732
  2. #757351
  3. #9f9c74
  4. #bebca1
  5. #dddcce

Shades

#9f9c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #8f8c68
  3. #7f7d5d
  4. #6f6d51
  5. #5f5e46
  6. #504e3a
  7. #403e2e
  8. #302f23
  9. #201f17
  10. #10100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #a9a682
  3. #b2b090
  4. #bcba9e
  5. #c5c4ac
  6. #cfceba
  7. #d9d7c7
  8. #e2e1d5
  9. #ecebe3
  10. #f5f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9c74
  2. #9c9975
  3. #999676
  4. #969478
  5. #939179
  6. #908e7a
  7. #8c8b7b
  8. #89887c
  9. #86867e
  10. #83837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49b75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a59791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29a72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29c75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a39987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9c74 {
  color: #9f9c74;
}
Background
.bg-9f9c74 {
  background-color: #9f9c74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9c74 {
  border: 2px solid #9f9c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 156 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 18% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9c74, #8c9f74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 156 116 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.77 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.24 #60638b Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9f9c74  rgb(159, 156, 116)  hsl(56, 18%, 54%)  Moss Green
#74779f  rgb(116, 119, 159)  hsl(236, 18%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#749f9c  rgb(116, 159, 156)  hsl(176, 18%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#9c749f  rgb(156, 116, 159)  hsl(296, 18%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty