#9ea41d Color Information

#9ea41d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9ea41d. In RGB, it consists of 62.0% Red, 64.3% Green, and 11.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 82.3% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 62.7°, with saturation of 69.9% and lightness of 37.8%. The decimal value for #9ea41d is 10396701, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9ea41d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#9ea41d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color158, 164, 29 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.0%, 64.3%, 11.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.380, 0.357, 0.886 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.037, 0, 0.823, 0.357 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color62.7°, 69.9%, 37.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color62.7°, 82.3%, 64.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.598, 33.909, 6.253 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color29, 164, 35 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10396701 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.890, -17.572, 62.304 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.890, 64.734, 105.750 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.890, 0.901, 68.791 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.231, -17.307, 34.395 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.407, 0.500, 33.909 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288586781 / 0xff9ea41d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #9ea41d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9ea41d, its pure hue is 62.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.9%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9ea41d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #141504 to #8a9019.

Tints of #9ea41d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9ea41d, its pure hue is 62.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.9%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9ea41d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #aaaf39 to #f3f4e3.

Tones of #9ea41d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9ea41d, its pure hue is 62.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9ea41d, which range from #616161 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b8c100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9ea41d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9ea41d! For #9ea41d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9ea41d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9ea41d

This color, #9ea41d, consists of 62.0% Red, 64.3% Green, and 11.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 158, Green = 164, Blue = 29. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9ea41d is 3.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 82.3% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.0%
C3.7%
G64.3%
M0.0%
B11.4%
Y82.3%
K35.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 158 164 29
Octal 236 244 35
Hexa #9e #a4 #1d
Binary 10011110 10100100 00011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 82 35
Octal 3 0 122 43
Hexa #03 #00 #52 #23
Binary 00000011 00000000 01010010 00100011

Analogous Colors of #9ea41d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9ea41d — which has hue 62.7° — its analogous colors are located at 32.7° and 92.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ea41d.

Triadic Colors of #9ea41d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9ea41d — which has hue 62.7° — its triadic colors are located at 62.7° and 302.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ea41d.

Complementary Color of #9ea41d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9ea41d — which has hue 62.7° — its complementary color is located at 242.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ea41d.

Split Complementary Colors of #9ea41d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9ea41d — which has hue 62.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 62.7° and 272.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ea41d.

Tetradic Colors of #9ea41d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9ea41d — which has hue 62.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 332.7°, 62.7°, 152.7°, and 242.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ea41d.

Monochromatic Colors of #9ea41d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9ea41d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #484b16 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e6ee33 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9ea41d

We want to make getting started with #9ea41d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9ea41d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9ea41d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9ea41d with other HTML elements.

#9ea41d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9ea41d.
<span style="color: #9ea41d;">The color of this text is #9ea41d.</span>

#9ea41d Background Color

The background color for this text is #9ea41d.
<div style="background-color: #9ea41d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9ea41d.</div>

#9ea41d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9ea41d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9ea41d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9ea41d.</span>

#9ea41d Border Color

This is a div with border color #9ea41d.
<div style="border: #9ea41d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9ea41d.</div>

#9ea41d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ea41d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ea41d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ea41d on a white background.</div></div>

#9ea41d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ea41d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ea41d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ea41d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9ea41d to White

This is a gradient from #9ea41d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ea41d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ea41d to white.</div>

Gradient from #9ea41d to Black

This is a gradient from #9ea41d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ea41d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ea41d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ea41d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9ea41d

In addition to using #9ea41d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9ea41d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9ea41d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 158, Green = 164, Blue = 29). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9ea41d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9ea41d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(158, 164, 29)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9ea41d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9ea41d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9ea41d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(158, 164, 29);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9ea41d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:158, green:164, blue:29, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:158 green:164 blue:29 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(158f, 164f, 29f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(158, 164, 29);
 

#9ea41d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9ea41d the same way. For those with color blindness, #9ea41d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9ea41d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9ea41d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9ea41d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9ea41d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9ea41d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text