#9B891E#9B891E
#9B891E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.121 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B891E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 137, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 80.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -4.58, 55.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 55.21, 94.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% -0.0189 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.121 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6987, 24.9548, 4.8492) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.25
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.45
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.75
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.76
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B891E #1E309B
analogous
#9B4B1E #9B891E #6F9B1E
triadic
#9B891E #1E9B89 #891E9B
tetradic
#9B891E #1E9B4B #1E309B #9B1E6F
square
#9B891E #1E9B4B #1E309B #9B1E6F
split-complementary
#9B891E #1E6F9B #4B1E9B
monochromatic
#342E0A #685C14 #9B891E #CEB628 #DECA55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#9B891E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#9B891E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B891E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B891E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B891E | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978501
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b891e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 137, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.121 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcab64',
500: '#9b891e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b891e; $custom-light: #bcab64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b891e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 137,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.36,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62805,
"c": 0.12082,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.24954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B891E
secondary
#5363C2
accent
#56EA3D
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A