#9C8232#9C8232

#9C8232 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.103 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8232
RGB	rgb(156, 130, 50)
HSL	hsl(45, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(45, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 67.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, 0.73, 45.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 45.52, 89.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.54% -0.0016 0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(61.54% 0.103 90.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2698, 23.2647, 6.3346)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8232 #324C9C

analogous

#9C4D32 #9C8232 #819C32

triadic

#9C8232 #329C82 #82329C

tetradic

#9C8232 #329C4D #324C9C #9C3281

square

#9C8232 #329C4D #324C9C #9C3281

split-complementary

#9C8232 #32819C #4D329C

monochromatic

#3F3514 #6E5B23 #9C8232 #C4A547 #D3BC75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#9C8232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#9C8232 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8232

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8232	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968836

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A97871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 130, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.103 90.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bca66e',
    500: '#9c8232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8232;
$custom-light: #bca66e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.283,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61537,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 90.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8232

secondary

#6F81BB

accent

#70DB4D

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F8F4EC

border

#D1CEC7

text

#120F07

muted

#817F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8232

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

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