#9B831F#9B831F
#9B831F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.116 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B831F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 131, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 67%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 80%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, -1.23, 53.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 53.22, 91.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.5% -0.0094 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.116 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8824, 23.3014, 4.6411) |
| Luminance | 0.2330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 2.17
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.08
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.88
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.01
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.48
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B831F #1F379B
analogous
#9B451F #9B831F #759B1F
triadic
#9B831F #1F9B83 #831F9B
tetradic
#9B831F #1F9B45 #1F379B #9B1F75
square
#9B831F #1F9B45 #1F379B #9B1F75
split-complementary
#9B831F #1F759B #451F9B
monochromatic
#352D0B #685815 #9B831F #CEAE29 #DDC357
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#9B831F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#9B831F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B831F
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B831F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B831F | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928007
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988826
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87870
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b831f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 131, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.116 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda664',
500: '#9b831f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b831f; $custom-light: #bda664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b831f",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 131,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.387,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.615,
"c": 0.11602,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B831F
secondary
#556AC1
accent
#5FEA3E
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827F7A