#9C7D1F#9C7D1F
#9C7D1F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.113 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7D1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 125, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 80.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.85, 2.58, 51.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.85, 51.92, 87.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.32% 0.0014 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.32% 0.113 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2925, 21.8355, 4.3892) |
| Luminance | 0.2183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.13
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 2.90
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.49
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.66
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.90
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7D1F #1F3E9C
analogous
#9C3F1F #9C7D1F #7D9C1F
triadic
#9C7D1F #1F9C7D #7D1F9C
tetradic
#9C7D1F #1F9C3F #1F3E9C #9C1F7D
square
#9C7D1F #1F9C3F #1F3E9C #9C1F7D
split-complementary
#9C7D1F #1F7D9C #3F1F9C
monochromatic
#362B0B #695415 #9C7D1F #CFA629 #DEBC58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#9C7D1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#9C7D1F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7D1F
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7D1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7D1F | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C0B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948425
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9726B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7d1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 125, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.113 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda263',
500: '#9c7d1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7d1f; $custom-light: #bda263; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7d1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 125,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.12,
"s": 66.845,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60317,
"c": 0.11269,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.21834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7D1F
secondary
#5570C1
accent
#69EA3E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A