#97A259#97A259
#97A259 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.098 H 116.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97A259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 162, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 29%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 45%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 45.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, -15.37, 36.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 39.62, 112.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.67% -0.043 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.67% 0.098 116.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4863, 33.1415, 14.3982) |
| Luminance | 0.3314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 3.79
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.85
Camo
#7F8F4E
ΔE00 6.87
Moss
#769958
ΔE00 7.79
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.88
Drab Green
#749551
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97A259 #6459A2
analogous
#A28959 #97A259 #73A259
triadic
#97A259 #5997A2 #A25997
tetradic
#97A259 #59A289 #6459A2 #A25973
square
#97A259 #59A289 #6459A2 #A25973
split-complementary
#97A259 #5973A2 #8959A2
monochromatic
#4D532E #727B43 #97A259 #B0B97F #C9CFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#97A259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#97A259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97A259
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97A259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97A259 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9C5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E9B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97a259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 162, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.098 116.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7bd89',
500: '#97a259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97a259; $custom-light: #b7bd89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97a259",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 162,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.041,
"s": 29.084,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68666,
"c": 0.09789,
"h": 116.1
},
"luminance": 0.33141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97A259
secondary
#A09ABC
accent
#62C571
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F6F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#11120C
muted
#80817D