#9C8D31#9C8D31

#9C8D31 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.112 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8D31
RGB	rgb(156, 141, 49)
HSL	hsl(52, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(52, 69%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.36, -5.40, 49.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.36, 49.40, 96.28°)
OKLab	oklab(63.92% -0.0193 0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(63.92% 0.112 99.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7906, 26.3405, 6.7362)
Luminance	0.2634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8D31 #31409C

analogous

#9C5831 #9C8D31 #759C31

triadic

#9C8D31 #319C8D #8D319C

tetradic

#9C8D31 #319C58 #31409C #9C3175

square

#9C8D31 #319C58 #31409C #9C3175

split-complementary

#9C8D31 #31759C #58319C

monochromatic

#3F3914 #6D6322 #9C8D31 #C5B345 #D3C674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#9C8D31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.27

#9C8D31 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8D31

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8D31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8D31	1.00	3.35	6.27	6.27
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9A8925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9F8F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8837A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8d31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 141, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.112 99.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcae6e',
    500: '#9c8d31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8d31;
$custom-light: #bcae6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8d31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.589,
    "s": 52.195,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63919,
    "c": 0.1121,
    "h": 99.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8D31

secondary

#6D78BB

accent

#60DC4C

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F7F4EC

border

#D0CEC7

text

#121007

muted

#817F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8D31

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

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