#999159#999159

#999159 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.076 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999159
RGB	rgb(153, 145, 89)
HSL	hsl(53, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(53, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 41.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.66, -5.47, 30.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.66, 31.24, 100.09°)
OKLab	oklab(65.03% -0.0148 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(65.03% 0.076 101.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0659, 27.7451, 13.4842)
Luminance	0.2774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999159 #596199

analogous

#997159 #999159 #819959

triadic

#999159 #599991 #915999

tetradic

#999159 #599971 #596199 #995981

square

#999159 #599971 #596199 #995981

split-complementary

#999159 #598199 #715999

monochromatic

#4C482C #726C42 #999159 #B3AC7C #C9C5A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#999159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#999159 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #999159

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999159	1.00	3.21	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9B8E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D915B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A28A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 145, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.076 101.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b189',
    500: '#999159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999159;
$custom-light: #b8b189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 145,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.5,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65032,
    "c": 0.07639,
    "h": 101.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999159

secondary

#979BB7

accent

#71C365

background

#FBFAF8

surface

#F6F4F0

border

#D0CECB

text

#11100B

muted

#807F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #999159

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

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