#9B8920#9B8920
#9B8920 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.120 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B8920 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 137, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 79.4%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -4.50, 54.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 54.56, 94.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% -0.0185 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.12 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7251, 24.9653, 4.9880) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.31
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.54
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.78
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.82
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B8920 #20329B
analogous
#9B4C20 #9B8920 #6F9B20
triadic
#9B8920 #209B89 #89209B
tetradic
#9B8920 #209B4C #20329B #9B206F
square
#9B8920 #209B4C #20329B #9B206F
split-complementary
#9B8920 #206F9B #4C209B
monochromatic
#362F0B #685C16 #9B8920 #CEB62A #DDC959
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#9B8920 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#9B8920 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B8920
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B8920 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B8920 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#978506
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b8920; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 137, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.120 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcab65',
500: '#9b8920',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b8920; $custom-light: #bcab65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b8920",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 137,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.22,
"s": 65.775,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62816,
"c": 0.11978,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.24964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B8920
secondary
#5666C1
accent
#58E93F
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A