#979342#979342

#979342 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.104 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#979342
RGB	rgb(151, 147, 66)
HSL	hsl(57, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(57, 56%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 56.3%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.74, -9.67, 42.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.74, 43.74, 102.77°)
OKLab	oklab(64.96% -0.0291 0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(64.96% 0.104 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1803, 27.8408, 9.2533)
Luminance	0.2784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#979342 #424697

analogous

#976842 #979342 #719742

triadic

#979342 #429793 #934297

tetradic

#979342 #429768 #424697 #974271

square

#979342 #429768 #424697 #974271

split-complementary

#979342 #427197 #684297

monochromatic

#42401D #6C6A2F #979342 #B8B45E #CBC888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#979342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#979342 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #979342

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##979342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##979342	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E8E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09246

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A18A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #979342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 147, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.104 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b279',
    500: '#979342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #979342;
$custom-light: #b8b279;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#979342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 147,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.176,
    "s": 39.171,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64963,
    "c": 0.10351,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#979342

secondary

#7F81B6

accent

#5ECF59

background

#FBFAF7

surface

#F6F5ED

border

#D0CFC8

text

#121009

muted

#817F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #979342

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

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