#999238#999238

#999238 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.111 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999238
RGB	rgb(153, 146, 56)
HSL	hsl(56, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(56, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 63.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.54, -9.01, 47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.54, 48.03, 100.81°)
OKLab	oklab(64.81% -0.0285 0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(64.81% 0.111 104.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1304, 27.6164, 7.8000)
Luminance	0.2762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999238 #383F99

analogous

#996138 #999238 #6F9938

triadic

#999238 #389992 #923899

tetradic

#999238 #389961 #383F99 #99386F

square

#999238 #389961 #383F99 #99386F

split-complementary

#999238 #386F99 #613899

monochromatic

#3F3C17 #6C6728 #999238 #BFB74F #CFC97C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#999238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#999238 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #999238

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999238	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E8D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1913D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4897F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 146, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.111 104.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bab173',
    500: '#999238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999238;
$custom-light: #bab173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 146,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.67,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64811,
    "c": 0.11128,
    "h": 104.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999238

secondary

#7479B8

accent

#5BD652

background

#FBFAF7

surface

#F7F5ED

border

#D0CFC8

text

#121008

muted

#817F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #999238

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

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