Gurkha Color
Gurkha is a yellow color with hex code #9A9577. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with gurkha, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Gurkha Color Values
What Does Gurkha Mean?
Gurkha belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Gurkha sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Gurkha is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: grayish yellow green, #8F9779).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Gurkha
Gurkha and #787D9B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9B8478 and #8F9B78, which sit beside gurkha on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair gurkha with triadic partners #789B96 and #96789B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pale Oyster —
#988D77(Delta E 6) - Canvas —
#A8A589(Delta E 6) - Hillary —
#ACA586(Delta E 6) - Stone —
#ADA587(Delta E 6) - Brown Grey —
#8D8468(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9A9577; }
.background { background-color: #9A9577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9A9577; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9A957740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for gurkha?
Gurkha has the hex code #9A9577. In RGB notation it is rgb(154, 149, 119), in HSL it is hsl(51, 15%, 54%), and its OKLCH value is 0.666, 0.043, 99.6.
What does the color gurkha mean?
Yellow-family colors like gurkha carry distinct psychological associations. Gurkha belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Gurkha sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with gurkha?
Gurkha has three easy routes: its complement #787D9B for punch, its neighbors #9B8478 and #8F9B78 for something calmer, or triadic partners #789B96 and #96789B when you want energy.
Is gurkha a standard web color?
No — Gurkha is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9A9577 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make gurkha lighter or darker?
To lighten gurkha, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EEEDE8 (lightest tint) to #1A1914 (darkest shade).
About Gurkha
Gurkha is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9A9577 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.