#9E8817#9E8817
#9E8817 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.123 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E8817 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 136, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 75%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 85.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -2.88, 57.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 57.28, 92.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.85% -0.0149 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.85% 0.123 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0607, 24.9406, 4.4098) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 2.38
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.99
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.69
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.92
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.33
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E8817 #172D9E
analogous
#9E4417 #9E8817 #709E17
triadic
#9E8817 #179E88 #88179E
tetradic
#9E8817 #179E44 #172D9E #9E1770
square
#9E8817 #179E44 #172D9E #9E1770
split-complementary
#9E8817 #17709E #44179E
monochromatic
#332C07 #695A0F #9E8817 #D3B61F #E5CC4B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#9E8817 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#9E8817 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E8817
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E8817 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E8817 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8C21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB7D74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e8817; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 136, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.123 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfaa61',
500: '#9e8817',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e8817; $custom-light: #bfaa61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e8817",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 136,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.222,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62853,
"c": 0.12337,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.24939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E8817
secondary
#4A5FC6
accent
#55F137
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#130F05
muted
#827F7A