#998522#998522

#998522 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.116 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#998522
RGB	rgb(153, 133, 34)
HSL	hsl(50, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(50, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 77.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.75, -3.14, 52.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.75, 52.51, 93.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61.75% -0.0144 0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(61.75% 0.116 97.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8143, 23.6640, 4.9317)
Luminance	0.2366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#998522 #223699

analogous

#994A22 #998522 #729922

triadic

#998522 #229985 #852299

tetradic

#998522 #22994A #223699 #992272

square

#998522 #22994A #223699 #992272

split-complementary

#998522 #227299 #4A2299

monochromatic

#352E0C #675917 #998522 #CBB12D #DBC55B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#998522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#998522 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #998522

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##998522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##998522	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93820E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A67A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #998522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 133, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.116 97.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba865',
    500: '#998522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #998522;
$custom-light: #bba865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#998522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.916,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6175,
    "c": 0.11557,
    "h": 97.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#998522

secondary

#5869BF

accent

#5DE741

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F7F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#120F06

muted

#817F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #998522

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

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