#978738#978738

#978738 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.101 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#978738
RGB	rgb(151, 135, 56)
HSL	hsl(50, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(50, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.28, -3.91, 43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.28, 43.76, 95.12°)
OKLab	oklab(62.18% -0.0139 0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(62.18% 0.101 97.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1412, 24.1938, 7.2442)
Luminance	0.2419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#978738 #384897

analogous

#975738 #978738 #779738

triadic

#978738 #389787 #873897

tetradic

#978738 #389757 #384897 #973877

square

#978738 #389757 #384897 #973877

split-complementary

#978738 #387797 #573897

monochromatic

#3E3717 #6A5F27 #978738 #BEAB4F #CEC07B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#978738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#978738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #978738

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##978738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##978738	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94842F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98893C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A27E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #978738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 135, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.101 97.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a972',
    500: '#978738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #978738;
$custom-light: #b8a972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#978738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.895,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6218,
    "c": 0.10094,
    "h": 97.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#978738

secondary

#737FB7

accent

#68D652

background

#FBFAF7

surface

#F6F4ED

border

#D0CEC8

text

#120F08

muted

#817F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #978738

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

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