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#9E8A4E closest to Wasteland

#9E8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Wasteland. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 54.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(158, 138, 78)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 34% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 38% black. #9E8A4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.20:1.

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Variations of #9E8A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9E8A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9E8A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E8A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9B8E50
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #968849
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98894B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9B8E50
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B8C4F
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9817C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A28766
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8B8B8B
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #908B7F

#9E8A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#9E8A4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.20:1 Good#9E8A4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9E8A4E in CSS

/* Wasteland */
.color { color: #9E8A4E; }
.background { background-color: #9E8A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E8A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 138 78);
color: hsl(45 34% 46%);
color: oklch(0.638 0.083 91.5);

#9E8A4E FAQ

What color is #9E8A4E?

#9E8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Wasteland. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9E8A4E?

#9E8A4E is rgb(158, 138, 78) in RGB, hsl(45, 34%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A4E?

The complementary color of #9E8A4E is #4E629E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E8A4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #9E8A4E: 6.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E8A4E a warm or cool color?

#9E8A4E is a warm color.