#9E7E1D#9E7E1D
#9E7E1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.115 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 126, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 81.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.32, 2.87, 53.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.32, 53.14, 86.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.73% 0.002 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.73% 0.115 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7845, 22.2810, 4.3154) |
| Luminance | 0.2228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.10
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.14
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.24
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.84
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.33
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7E1D #1D3D9E
analogous
#9E3D1D #9E7E1D #7E9E1D
triadic
#9E7E1D #1D9E7E #7E1D9E
tetradic
#9E7E1D #1D9E3D #1D3D9E #9E1D7E
square
#9E7E1D #1D9E3D #1D3D9E #9E1D7E
split-complementary
#9E7E1D #1D7E9E #3D1D9E
monochromatic
#372C0A #6A5514 #9E7E1D #D2A726 #E0BE56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#9E7E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#9E7E1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7E1D
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7E1D | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7D05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958623
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 126, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.115 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa362',
500: '#9e7e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7e1d; $custom-light: #bfa362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 126,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.116,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60734,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.2228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7E1D
secondary
#546FC3
accent
#68EC3C
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A