Close to Olive
#9C8A13
#9C8A13 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 54.1% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9C8A13.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.06:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9C8A13 as they’d see it.
#9C8A13 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9C8A13
What color is #9C8A13?
#9C8A13 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 54.1% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9C8A13 in RGB?
#9C8A13 is rgb(156, 138, 19): 156 red, 138 green, and 19 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9C8A13 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 88, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9C8A13?
PANTONE 111 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9C8A13?
Its complement #8D7BE2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.