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#9f8b21

a dark, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
159, 139, 33
HSL
51°, 66%, 38%
CMYK
0, 13, 79, 38
Luminance
0.2595

Every format

HEX#9f8b21
RGBrgb(159, 139, 33)
HSLhsl(51, 66%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 79%, 38%)
LABlab(58.0 -3.7 55.0)
LCHlch(58.0 55.2 93.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.637 0.121 97.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9f8b21;
background-color: #9f8b21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9f8b21] bg-[#9f8b21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9f8b21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.545, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9f8b21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9f8b21 on white: 3.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9f8b21 on black: 6.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red62.4%
Green54.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.6%
Yellow79.2%
Key (black)37.6%

Color previews

#9f8b21 text on a black background

contrast 6.19:1

Card sample

#9f8b21 text on a white background

contrast 3.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9f8b21;
Background color
Panel with #9f8b21 background
background-color: #9f8b21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9f8b21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(159, 139, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(159, 139, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9f8b21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f8b21, #5F9F21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9f8b21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9f8b21 in the Color Lab