#9C8223#9C8223

#9C8223 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.113 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8223
RGB	rgb(156, 130, 35)
HSL	hsl(47, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(47, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.23, -0.05, 51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.23, 51.67, 90.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.41% -0.0057 0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(61.41% 0.113 92.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9975, 23.1558, 4.9007)
Luminance	0.2316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8223 #233D9C

analogous

#9C4523 #9C8223 #7A9C23

triadic

#9C8223 #239C82 #82239C

tetradic

#9C8223 #239C45 #233D9C #9C237A

square

#9C8223 #239C45 #233D9C #9C237A

split-complementary

#9C8223 #237A9C #45239C

monochromatic

#382F0D #6A5818 #9C8223 #CEAC2E #DBC05E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#9C8223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#9C8223 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8223

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8223	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A97770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 130, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.113 92.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bda566',
    500: '#9c8223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8223;
$custom-light: #bda566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.107,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61413,
    "c": 0.11329,
    "h": 92.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8223

secondary

#5B71C0

accent

#65E641

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F8F4EB

border

#D1CEC6

text

#130F06

muted

#827F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8223

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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