Putty Yellow Color – #9d8e7f: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Putty Yellow has no yellow to speak of. #9d8e7f is a mid taupe-grey with a warm brown tint, which is exactly what glazier’s putty turns into after a few years on a window frame. So the name earns half a point, and the putty half is spot on.

Putty Yellow color

Putty Yellow Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #9D8E7F

  2. #778EA5

Triadic colors

  1. #9D8E7F

  2. #77A58E

  3. #8E77A5

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #B3A89C

  2. #C9C1B9

  3. #DFDBD6

  4. #F5F4F3

Darker colors

  1. #847565

  2. #675B4F

  3. #4A4239

  4. #2D2823

  5. #100F0D

Analogous colors

  1. #9D7F8E

  2. #9D7F7F

  3. #9D8E7F

  4. #9D9D7F

  5. #8E9D7F

Monochromatic colors

  1. #85684A

  2. #9F8164

  3. #AD9B88

  4. #BEB4AA

  5. #D3CEC9

#9d8e7f

Putty Yellow Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Putty Yellow:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#9d8e7f
RGBrgb(157,142,127)
HSLhsl(30,13.3%,55.7%)
CMYK0, 10, 19, 38
HSV30, 19, 62
RGB %62, 56, 50
XYZ27.4, 28, 24
LAB59.9, 3, 10
Color CategoryLight
Color FamilyPeach/Orange
Saturation19%
TemperatureWarm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)3.18 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)6.61 (passes WCAG AA)

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  1. #bda89c

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    Putty Grey

  2. #9d8e7f

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    Putty Yellow

  3. #b0b1a9

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    Urban Putty

  4. #c0bba5

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    Soft Putty

  5. #cdae70

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  6. #a99891

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  7. #c4bdad

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    Phelps Putty

  8. #dbd3bd

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    Pearly Putty

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