#9c8a5a

Barley Corn

Closest match (97% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 90)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(44, 27%, 48%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(0, 12, 42, 39)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.260

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#9c8a5a

#5a6c9c

Analogous (Adjacent)

#9c695a

#9c8a5a

#8d9c5a

Triadic

#9c8a5a

#5a9c8a

#8a5a9c

Split complementary

#9c8a5a

#5a8d9c

#695a9c

Complete conversion table

HEX

#9C8A5A

RGB

rgb(156,138,90)

RGBA

rgba(156,138,90, 1)

HSL

hsl(43.64,26.83%,48.24%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.64 0.07 89.7)

CSS Variable

--color: #9c8a5a;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.39

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

6.20

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#9c8a5a#75745a

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#9c8a5a#82885a

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#9c8a5a#9b8492

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#9c8a5a#8b8b8b

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

64%

24%

12%

RYB PIGMENTS

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

64%

Cadmium red

Pigment

24%

Ivory black

Pigment

12%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Orange hue

590–620 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Warm

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

26.0%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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