#997C23#997C23

#997C23 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.109 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997C23
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 35)
HSL	hsl(45, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(45, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.29, 1.93, 49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.29, 49.76, 87.78°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% 0.0002 0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.109 89.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6491, 21.3103, 4.6155)
Luminance	0.2131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997C23 #234099

analogous

#994123 #997C23 #7B9923

triadic

#997C23 #23997C #7C2399

tetradic

#997C23 #239941 #234099 #99237B

square

#997C23 #239941 #234099 #99237B

split-complementary

#997C23 #237B99 #412399

monochromatic

#352B0C #675418 #997C23 #CBA42E #DABB5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.99

#997C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.26

#997C23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997C23

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997C23	1.00	3.99	5.26	5.26
#FFFFFF	3.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7B13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6716B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.109 89.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba165',
    500: '#997c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997c23;
$custom-light: #bba165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.254,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59806,
    "c": 0.10915,
    "h": 89.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997C23

secondary

#5972BE

accent

#6AE642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120E06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #997C23

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

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