#9E8D75

Accessibility

6.52:1

Vs white / black

3.22:1 · 6.52:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9e8d75

RGB

rgb(158, 141, 117)

RGBA

rgba(158, 141, 117, 1)

HSL

hsl(35, 17%, 54%)

HSLA

hsla(35, 17%, 54%, 1)

HSV

hsv(35, 26%, 62%)

LAB

lab(59.53% 2.46 15.15)

LCH

lch(59.53% 15.35 80.78)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6521 0.0094 0.0387)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6521 0.0398 76.35)

XYZ

xyz(26.84, 27.60, 20.74)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 38%)

CSS

color: #9e8d75;

CSS variable

--color-9e8d75: #9e8d75;

SCSS

$color-9e8d75: #9e8d75;

JavaScript

const color = "#9e8d75";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9e8d75";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9e8d75" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9e8d75", "rgb": { "r": 158, "g": 141, "b": 117 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6521 0.0398 76.35)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9e8d75-1: #9e8d75;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 10.85 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 12.78 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 9.19 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 20.17 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff3e4 100f2e6d5 200e0d2be 300cbbba5 400b09f86 50094836c 6007c6e59 700645746 8004c4234 900362e23 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f6f4 efece8 e7e3dd dfd9d1 d7d0c6 cfc6ba c6bdaf beb3a3 b6aa98 aea08c a69781 9e8d75 91816b 847662 776a58 695e4e 5c5244 4f473b 423b31 352f27 28231d 1a1713 0d0c0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f4 efece8 e7e3dd dfd9d1 d7d0c6 cfc6ba c6bdaf beb3a3 b6aa98 aea08c a69781

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

91816b 847662 776a58 695e4e 5c5244 4f473b 423b31 352f27 28231d 1a1713 0d0c0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9b8c76 998b77 978a78 948979 92887a 8f877b 8d857b 8a847c 88837d 85827e 83817f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9E8D75Stop 1 #76869EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9E7976Stop 1 #9E8D75Stop 2 #9A9E76Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9E8D75Stop 1 #769E8DStop 2 #8D769EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9E8D75Stop 1 #769A9EStop 2 #79769EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C342AStop 1 #685C4AStop 2 #95836AStop 3 #B5A897Stop 4 #D5CDC3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9e8d75 works

#9E8D75 (#9e8d75) sits in the brown family at about 35° hue, 17% saturation, and 54% lightness. Contrast is 3.22:1 on white and 6.52:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9e8d75 as small body text on white — 3.22:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Material Brown 300#A1887F Spectrum #A5874A#A5874A Spectrum #C29570#C29570 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Spectrum #B5815A#B5815A Spectrum #AB8244#AB8244 Spectrum #B99B5B#B99B5B Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Spectrum #B3A061#B3A061 Web Safe #999966#999966 Spectrum #BE9655#BE9655