#999938#999938

#999938 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.119 H 109.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999938
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 56)
HSL	hsl(60, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(60, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 63.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.52, -12.73, 49.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.52, 50.91, 104.48°)
OKLab	oklab(66.39% -0.0391 0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(66.39% 0.119 109.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2427, 29.8410, 8.1708)
Luminance	0.2984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999938 #383899

analogous

#996838 #999938 #689938

triadic

#999938 #389999 #993899

tetradic

#999938 #389968 #383899 #993868

square

#999938 #389968 #383899 #993868

split-complementary

#999938 #386899 #683899

monochromatic

#3F3F17 #6C6C28 #999938 #BFBF4F #CFCF7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#999938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#999938 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #999938

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999938	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5932C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A6963E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A39085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.119 109.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bab673',
    500: '#999938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999938;
$custom-light: #bab673;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66386,
    "c": 0.11866,
    "h": 109.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999938

secondary

#7474B8

accent

#52D652

background

#FBFBF7

surface

#F7F6ED

border

#D0D0C8

text

#121108

muted

#81807B

Preview Lab

Preview with #999938

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

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