#99872C#99872C

#99872C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.111 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#99872C
RGB	rgb(153, 135, 44)
HSL	hsl(50, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(50, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 71.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.37, -3.76, 49.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.37, 49.25, 94.38°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.015 0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.111 97.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2565, 24.2832, 5.8972)
Luminance	0.2428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#99872C #2C3E99

analogous

#99502C #99872C #74992C

triadic

#99872C #2C9987 #872C99

tetradic

#99872C #2C9950 #2C3E99 #992C74

square

#99872C #2C9950 #2C3E99 #992C74

split-complementary

#99872C #2C7499 #502C99

monochromatic

#3A3311 #695D1E #99872C #C7B03B #D4C36B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#99872C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#99872C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #99872C

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##99872C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##99872C	1.00	3.59	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95841F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#998A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A57D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #99872c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 135, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.111 97.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#baa96b',
    500: '#99872c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #99872c;
$custom-light: #baa96b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#99872c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.092,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62263,
    "c": 0.11065,
    "h": 97.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#99872C

secondary

#6674BB

accent

#62DF49

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F7F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#120F07

muted

#817F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #99872C

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

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