#9C822C#9C822C

#9C822C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.107 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C822C
RGB	rgb(156, 130, 44)
HSL	hsl(46, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(46, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.29, 0.38, 48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.29, 48.12, 89.55°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% -0.0034 0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.107 91.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1487, 23.2163, 5.6970)
Luminance	0.2321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C822C #2C469C

analogous

#9C4A2C #9C822C #7E9C2C

triadic

#9C822C #2C9C82 #822C9C

tetradic

#9C822C #2C9C4A #2C469C #9C2C7E

square

#9C822C #2C9C4A #2C469C #9C2C7E

split-complementary

#9C822C #2C7E9C #4A2C9C

monochromatic

#3D3211 #6C5A1F #9C822C #C8A83D #D6BD6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#9C822C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#9C822C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C822C

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C822C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C822C	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A97770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c822c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 130, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.107 91.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bda66a',
    500: '#9c822c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c822c;
$custom-light: #bda66a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c822c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.071,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61482,
    "c": 0.10747,
    "h": 91.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C822C

secondary

#677BBD

accent

#6CDF49

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F8F4EB

border

#D1CEC6

text

#120F07

muted

#817F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C822C

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

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