#9B8921#9B8921
#9B8921 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.119 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B8921 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 137, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 78.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, -4.46, 54.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 54.22, 94.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% -0.0183 0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.119 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7389, 24.9708, 5.0607) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.35
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.59
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.80
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.86
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B8921 #21339B
analogous
#9B4C21 #9B8921 #709B21
triadic
#9B8921 #219B89 #89219B
tetradic
#9B8921 #219B4C #21339B #9B2170
square
#9B8921 #219B4C #21339B #9B2170
split-complementary
#9B8921 #21709B #4C219B
monochromatic
#36300C #695C16 #9B8921 #CDB62C #DCC95A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#9B8921 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#9B8921 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B8921
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B8921 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B8921 | 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)
#978509
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b8921; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 137, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.119 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcab65',
500: '#9b8921',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b8921; $custom-light: #bcab65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b8921",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 137,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.148,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62822,
"c": 0.11925,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.2497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B8921
secondary
#5867C0
accent
#59E840
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#121006
muted
#817F7A