Color

#9A8E14

Warm olive. Nearest reference color: Dark goldenrod.

RGB

0–255

154

142

CMYK

0–100%

7.79%

87.01%

39.61%

RGB describes how #9A8E14 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 154, green 142 and blue 20.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 7.79%, yellow 87.01% and black 39.61%.

HSL values

H 54.63° S 77.01% L 34.12%

In the HSL color model, #9A8E14 has a hue of 54.63°, 77.01% saturation and 34.12% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9A8E14 is a medium, warm olive with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #9A8E14 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9A8E14

RGB rgb(154, 142, 20)

HSL hsl(54.63 77.01% 34.12%)

OKLCH oklch(0.637687 0.129168 103.18)

CSS --color: #9A8E14;

Tints of #9A8E14

Tints are lighter variations of #9A8E14. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FEF388 #E4D96E #CBBF54 #B2A638 #9A8E14

Shades of #9A8E14

Shades are darker variations of #9A8E14. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9A8E14 #716700 #4A4300 #262200 #070600

Tones of #9A8E14

Tones reduce the chroma of #9A8E14, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9A8E14 #978E3E #938E58 #908D6C #8D8C7F

Tonal range of #9A8E14

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9A8E14 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FEF388 #E4D96E #CBBF54 #B2A638 #9A8E14 #716700 #4A4300 #262200 #070600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FEF388;
    --color-200: #E4D96E;
    --color-300: #CBBF54;
    --color-400: #B2A638;
    --color-500: #9A8E14;
    --color-600: #716700;
    --color-700: #4A4300;
    --color-800: #262200;
    --color-900: #070600;
}

Colors that go with #9A8E14

Color harmonies for #9A8E14 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9A8E14 #827FD7

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BA7D18 #9A8E14 #6B9C45

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9A8E14 #009AC0 #C069A0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9A8E14 #4E8ED7 #A772C3

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9A8E14 #00A09E #827FD7 #CD6775

CSS gradients with #9A8E14

These gradients show how #9A8E14 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9A8E14 #B2AA5F #CBC696 #E4E2CA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A8E14, #B2AA5F, #CBC696, #E4E2CA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9A8E14 #675F0A #393403 #100E00 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A8E14, #675F0A, #393403, #100E00, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9A8E14 #C4752F #CD6774 #B56DB2 #827FD7

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A8E14, #C4752F, #CD6774, #B56DB2, #827FD7);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9A8E14. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.36:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

6.25:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2627 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9A8E14 as the background.

background-color: #9A8E14;
color: #000000;

Using #9A8E14 in design

See how #9A8E14 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9A8E14 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9A8E14 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E4D96E

#9A8E14

#262200

Colors similar to #9A8E14

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9A8E14, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B3A738 #817600 #9B8E00 #968E46 #A68907 #8C9324 #B39522 #808710

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9A8E14 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9C8900 Deuteranopia #A08F20 Tritanopia #A68379

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9A8E14 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.1268
Y: 26.2676
Z: 4.5137

CIELAB

L*: 58.2902
a*: -8.0668
b*: 58.8684

OKLab

L: 0.637687
a: -0.029452
b: 0.125765

OKLCH

L: 0.637687
C: 0.129168
H: 103.18°