#978A2D#978A2D
#978A2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.112 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 138, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 70%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 70.2%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -6.25, 49.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 49.68, 97.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% -0.0219 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.112 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3256, 24.9467, 6.1213) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.55
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.94
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 6.25
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 6.27
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.30
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978A2D #2D3A97
analogous
#97552D #978A2D #6F972D
triadic
#978A2D #2D978A #8A2D97
tetradic
#978A2D #2D9755 #2D3A97 #972D6F
square
#978A2D #2D9755 #2D3A97 #972D6F
split-complementary
#978A2D #2D6F97 #552D97
monochromatic
#393411 #685F1F #978A2D #C5B43C #D3C66B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#978A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#978A2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #978A2D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978A2D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A38077
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 138, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.112 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9ab6c',
500: '#978a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978a2d; $custom-light: #b9ab6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 138,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.642,
"s": 54.082,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62738,
"c": 0.11241,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.24946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978A2D
secondary
#6670BA
accent
#5CDD4A
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F7F4EC
border
#D0CEC7
text
#121007
muted
#817F7A