#9E7E1E#9E7E1E
#9E7E1E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.114 H 88.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 126, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.33, 2.91, 52.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.33, 52.80, 86.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.74% 0.0022 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.74% 0.114 88.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7971, 22.2860, 4.3816) |
| Luminance | 0.2228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.17
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.23
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.28
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.90
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.34
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7E1E #1E3E9E
analogous
#9E3E1E #9E7E1E #7E9E1E
triadic
#9E7E1E #1E9E7E #7E1E9E
tetradic
#9E7E1E #1E9E3E #1E3E9E #9E1E7E
square
#9E7E1E #1E9E3E #1E3E9E #9E1E7E
split-complementary
#9E7E1E #1E7E9E #3E1E9E
monochromatic
#372C0A #6B5514 #9E7E1E #D1A728 #DFBD57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#9E7E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#9E7E1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7E1E
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7E1E | 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)
#8E7D08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 126, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.114 88.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa363',
500: '#9e7e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7e1e; $custom-light: #bfa363; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 126,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6074,
"c": 0.11423,
"h": 88.9
},
"luminance": 0.22285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7E1E
secondary
#5570C3
accent
#68EB3D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A