#8F9538#8F9538

#8F9538 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.116 H 112.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F9538
RGB	rgb(143, 149, 56)
HSL	hsl(64, 45%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(64, 62%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 0%, 62.4%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.54, -15.00, 46.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.54, 49.27, 107.72°)
OKLab	oklab(64.61% -0.0449 0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(64.61% 0.116 112.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7895, 27.6205, 7.8714)
Luminance	0.2762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F9538 #3E3895

analogous

#956C38 #8F9538 #609538

triadic

#8F9538 #388F95 #95388F

tetradic

#8F9538 #38956C #3E3895 #953860

square

#8F9538 #38956C #3E3895 #953860

split-complementary

#8F9538 #386095 #6C3895

monochromatic

#3A3C17 #646927 #8F9538 #B5BC4E #C8CD7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#8F9538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#8F9538 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8F9538

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F9538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8F9538	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A08E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0903E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#988C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f9538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 149, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.116 112.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2b473',
    500: '#8f9538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f9538;
$custom-light: #b2b473;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f9538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.871,
    "s": 45.366,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64607,
    "c": 0.11629,
    "h": 112.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F9538

secondary

#7773B6

accent

#53D55B

background

#FBFBF7

surface

#F6F6ED

border

#D0D0C8

text

#111108

muted

#80807B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F9538

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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