#9B7B1A#9B7B1A
#9B7B1A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.114 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B7B1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 123, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 71%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 83%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 83.2%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.18, 3.07, 52.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.18, 53.01, 86.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.75% 0.0024 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.75% 0.114 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7883, 21.2105, 3.9762) |
| Luminance | 0.2121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.60
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 2.33
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.58
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.62
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.76
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B7B1A #1A3A9B
analogous
#9B3A1A #9B7B1A #7B9B1A
triadic
#9B7B1A #1A9B7B #7B1A9B
tetradic
#9B7B1A #1A9B3A #1A3A9B #9B1A7B
square
#9B7B1A #1A9B3A #1A3A9B #9B1A7B
split-complementary
#9B7B1A #1A7B9B #3A1A9B
monochromatic
#322808 #675111 #9B7B1A #CFA523 #E1BD4E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#9B7B1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#9B7B1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B7B1A
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B7B1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B7B1A | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928320
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A96F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b7b1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 123, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.114 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda060',
500: '#9b7b1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b7b1a; $custom-light: #bda060; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b7b1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 123,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.116,
"s": 71.271,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59754,
"c": 0.11393,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.21209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B7B1A
secondary
#4D6BC4
accent
#66EE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A