Palettes / Colors / #9FA17C

#9FA17C — Dusty Yellow

#9FA17C is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #9FA17C 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.

#9FA17C 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 #7F7DA1; it also sits naturally between #A1917D and #8DA17D. 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 63% · Blue 49%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA17C

.text { color: #9FA17C; }
.background { background-color: #9FA17C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA17C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 161, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 16%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA17C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 161, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA17C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 161, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA17C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA17C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F7DA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA17C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA17C

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 #9FA17C 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 #9FA17C 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

← #9FA17B  ·  #9FA17D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FA17C?

#9FA17C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 161, 124). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA17C?

#9FA17C is RGB 159, 161, 124 — HSL 63°, 16%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 23%, 37%.

What colors go with #9FA17C?

Its complement is #7F7DA1; analogous partners are #A1917D and #8DA17D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA17C for text?

Black text on #9FA17C has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.