#9E7F1A#9E7F1A
#9E7F1A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.117 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7F1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 127, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.58, 2.21, 54.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.58, 54.30, 87.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% -0.0002 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.117 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8777, 22.5239, 4.1723) |
| Luminance | 0.2252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.11
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 2.51
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.30
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.47
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.18
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7F1A #1A399E
analogous
#9E3D1A #9E7F1A #7B9E1A
triadic
#9E7F1A #1A9E7F #7F1A9E
tetradic
#9E7F1A #1A9E3D #1A399E #9E1A7B
square
#9E7F1A #1A9E3D #1A399E #9E1A7B
split-complementary
#9E7F1A #1A7B9E #3D1A9E
monochromatic
#352B09 #695511 #9E7F1A #D3A923 #E2C050
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#9E7F1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#9E7F1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7F1A
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7F1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7F1A | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7E00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC736D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7f1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 127, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.117 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa361',
500: '#9e7f1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7f1a; $custom-light: #bfa361; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7f1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 127,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.909,
"s": 71.739,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6093,
"c": 0.11665,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.22522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7F1A
secondary
#4F6BC5
accent
#64EE39
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F3EB
border
#D1CDC6
text
#130F05
muted
#827F7A