#96972A#96972A
#96972A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.127 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96972A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 151, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 72.2%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.59, -13.83, 53.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.59, 55.72, 104.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% -0.0435 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.127 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0630, 28.7851, 6.4786) |
| Luminance | 0.2878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 2.90
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 2.92
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 3.70
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.85
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.72
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96972A #2B2A97
analogous
#97612A #96972A #60972A
triadic
#96972A #2A9697 #972A96
tetradic
#96972A #2A9761 #2B2A97 #972A60
square
#96972A #2A9761 #2B2A97 #972A60
split-complementary
#96972A #2A6097 #612A97
monochromatic
#37370F #66671D #96972A #C6C737 #D4D567
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#96972A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#96972A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #96972A
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96972A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96972A | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39016
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49432
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A18D82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96972a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 151, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.127 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8b56b',
500: '#96972a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96972a; $custom-light: #b8b56b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96972a",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 151,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.55,
"s": 56.477,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65552,
"c": 0.12731,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.28784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96972A
secondary
#6362BB
accent
#48E049
background
#FBFBF6
surface
#F6F6EC
border
#D0D0C7
text
#121107
muted
#81807A