Palettes / Colors / #9E893B

#9E893B — Muted Yellow

#9E893B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #9E893B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9E893B is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3B51A0; it also sits naturally between #A0583B and #84A03B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 54% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 63% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9E893B

.text { color: #9E893B; }
.background { background-color: #9E893B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9E893B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 137, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 46%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9E893B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 137, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9E893B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 137, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9E893B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9E893B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B51A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9E893B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9E893B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9E893B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9E893B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9E893B?

#9E893B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 158, 137, 59). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9E893B?

#9E893B is RGB 158, 137, 59 — HSL 47°, 46%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 63%, 38%.

What colors go with #9E893B?

Its complement is #3B51A0; analogous partners are #A0583B and #84A03B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9E893B for text?

Black text on #9E893B has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.