#9A8A2A#9A8A2A
#9A8A2A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.115 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A8A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 138, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 72.7%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.28, -5.06, 50.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.28, 51.12, 95.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% -0.019 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.115 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8339, 25.2152, 5.8543) |
| Luminance | 0.2521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.24
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.32
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.49
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.55
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A8A2A #2A3A9A
analogous
#9A522A #9A8A2A #729A2A
triadic
#9A8A2A #2A9A8A #8A2A9A
tetradic
#9A8A2A #2A9A52 #2A3A9A #9A2A72
square
#9A8A2A #2A9A52 #2A3A9A #9A2A72
split-complementary
#9A8A2A #2A729A #522A9A
monochromatic
#3A3410 #6A5F1D #9A8A2A #C9B438 #D6C668
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#9A8A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#9A8A2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9A8A2A
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A8A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A8A2A | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98861B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A68077
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a8a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 138, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.115 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbab6a',
500: '#9a8a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a8a2a; $custom-light: #bbab6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a8a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 138,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63005,
"c": 0.11453,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.25214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A8A2A
secondary
#6370BC
accent
#5DE047
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F7F4EB
border
#D0CEC6
text
#121007
muted
#817F7A