Palettes / Colors / #9FA352

#9FA352 — Muted Yellow

#9FA352 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #9FA352 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.

#9FA352 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 #5652A3; it also sits naturally between #A37E52 and #76A352. 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 64% · Blue 32%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA352

.text { color: #9FA352; }
.background { background-color: #9FA352; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA352; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 163, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 33%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA352; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 163, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA352; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 163, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA352">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA352">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5652A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA352: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA352

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 #9FA352 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 #9FA352 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 #9FA352?

#9FA352 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 163, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA352?

#9FA352 is RGB 159, 163, 82 — HSL 63°, 33%, 48% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 50%, 36%.

What colors go with #9FA352?

Its complement is #5652A3; analogous partners are #A37E52 and #76A352. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA352 for text?

Black text on #9FA352 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.