#9C7D1C#9C7D1C
#9C7D1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.114 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7D1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 125, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 82%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 82.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.84, 2.47, 52.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.84, 52.94, 87.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% 0.0008 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.114 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2548, 21.8204, 4.1906) |
| Luminance | 0.2182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.87
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 2.75
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.24
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.44
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.89
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7D1C #1C3B9C
analogous
#9C3D1C #9C7D1C #7B9C1C
triadic
#9C7D1C #1C9C7D #7D1C9C
tetradic
#9C7D1C #1C9C3D #1C3B9C #9C1C7B
square
#9C7D1C #1C9C3D #1C3B9C #9C1C7B
split-complementary
#9C7D1C #1C7B9C #3D1C9C
monochromatic
#342A09 #685313 #9C7D1C #D0A725 #E0BE52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#9C7D1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#9C7D1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7D1C
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7D1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7D1C | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948422
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA716B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7d1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 125, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.114 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea262',
500: '#9c7d1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7d1c; $custom-light: #bea262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7d1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 125,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.469,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60299,
"c": 0.11422,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.21819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7D1C
secondary
#516CC3
accent
#66EC3B
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F05
muted
#827E7A