#9D8323#9D8323
#9D8323 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.114 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D8323 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 131, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.61, -0.15, 52.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.61, 52.06, 90.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.73% -0.006 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.73% 0.114 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3256, 23.5234, 4.9543) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 2.33
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.79
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.83
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.50
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D8323 #233D9D
analogous
#9D4623 #9D8323 #7A9D23
triadic
#9D8323 #239D83 #83239D
tetradic
#9D8323 #239D46 #233D9D #9D237A
square
#9D8323 #239D46 #233D9D #9D237A
split-complementary
#9D8323 #237A9D #46239D
monochromatic
#392F0D #6B5918 #9D8323 #CFAD2E #DBC15F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#9D8323 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#9D8323 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D8323
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D8323 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D8323 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928111
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA7871
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d8323; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 131, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.114 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea666',
500: '#9d8323',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d8323; $custom-light: #bea666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d8323",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 131,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.213,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61733,
"c": 0.11409,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.23522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D8323
secondary
#5C71C0
accent
#64E741
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827F7A