#978A2F#978A2F
#978A2F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.111 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 138, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 53%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 68.9%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -6.14, 48.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 48.84, 97.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.76% -0.0213 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.76% 0.111 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3650, 24.9625, 6.3290) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.68
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 6.39
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 6.39
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978A2F #2F3C97
analogous
#97562F #978A2F #70972F
triadic
#978A2F #2F978A #8A2F97
tetradic
#978A2F #2F9756 #2F3C97 #972F70
square
#978A2F #2F9756 #2F3C97 #972F70
split-complementary
#978A2F #2F7097 #562F97
monochromatic
#3A3512 #685F20 #978A2F #C3B340 #D2C66E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#978A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#978A2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #978A2F
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978A2F | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#978623
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A38077
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 138, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.111 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9ab6d',
500: '#978a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978a2f; $custom-light: #b9ab6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 138,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 52.525,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62755,
"c": 0.11093,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.24962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978A2F
secondary
#6873B9
accent
#5EDC4C
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F4EC
border
#D0CEC7
text
#121007
muted
#817F7A