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#9FA05A

#9fa05a ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fa05a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 62.75% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 60.86°, with 28% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.3325

Complementary

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #5b5aa0

Split complementary

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #5a7ca0
  3. #7e5aa0

Analogous

  1. #a07e5a
  2. #9fa05a
  3. #7ca05a

Triadic

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #5a9fa0
  3. #a05a9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #5aa05b
  3. #5b5aa0
  4. #a05a9f

Square

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #5aa07e
  3. #5b5aa0
  4. #a05a7c

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e23
  2. #6e6f3e
  3. #9fa05a
  4. #bcbd8a
  5. #d8d8bb

Shades

#9fa05a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #8f9051
  3. #7f8048
  4. #6f703f
  5. #5f6036
  6. #50502d
  7. #404024
  8. #30301b
  9. #202012
  10. #101009
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa05a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #a9aa6b
  3. #b2b37b
  4. #bcbd8c
  5. #c5c69c
  6. #cfd0ad
  7. #d9d9bd
  8. #e2e3ce
  9. #ececde
  10. #f5f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa05a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa05a
  2. #9c9d5e
  3. #999a62
  4. #969665
  5. #939369
  6. #90906d
  7. #8c8d71
  8. #898a75
  9. #868678
  10. #83837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9b54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69e5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a49b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa05a {
  color: #9fa05a;
}
Background
.bg-9fa05a {
  background-color: #9fa05a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa05a {
  border: 2px solid #9fa05a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa05a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 160 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 28% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa05a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa05a, #7ca05a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa05a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 160 90 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.38 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.26 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.42 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.63 #605fa5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9fa05a  rgb(159, 160, 90)  hsl(61, 28%, 49%)  Moss Green
#5b5aa0  rgb(91, 90, 160)  hsl(241, 28%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#5a9fa0  rgb(90, 159, 160)  hsl(181, 28%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#a05a9f  rgb(160, 90, 159)  hsl(301, 28%, 49%)  Purpureus