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#9E8C19 closest to Captain Kirk

#9E8C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Captain Kirk. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(158, 140, 25)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 73% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 84% yellow and 38% black. #9E8C19 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.22:1.

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Variations of #9E8C19

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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#9E8C19 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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#9E8C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E8C19 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 #9F8F23
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B8800
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C8A05
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9F8F23
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9F8D1E
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AB8177
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A38855
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #918C7B

#9E8C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#9E8C19 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.22:1 Good#9E8C19 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9E8C19 in CSS

/* Captain Kirk */
.color { color: #9E8C19; }
.background { background-color: #9E8C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E8C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 140 25);
color: hsl(52 73% 36%);
color: oklch(0.637 0.125 99.5);

#9E8C19 FAQ

What color is #9E8C19?

#9E8C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9E8C19?

#9E8C19 is rgb(158, 140, 25) in RGB, hsl(52, 73%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E8C19?

The complementary color of #9E8C19 is #192B9E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E8C19?

Black text has the best contrast on #9E8C19: 6.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E8C19 a warm or cool color?

#9E8C19 is a warm color.