#9E8F24#9E8F24
#9E8F24 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.122 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E8F24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 143, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 77.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.01, -6.24, 54.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.01, 55.26, 96.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% -0.0232 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.122 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2426, 27.0425, 5.6115) |
| Luminance | 0.2704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.26
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.16
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.34
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.45
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E8F24 #24339E
analogous
#9E5224 #9E8F24 #709E24
triadic
#9E8F24 #249E8F #8F249E
tetradic
#9E8F24 #249E52 #24339E #9E2470
square
#9E8F24 #249E52 #24339E #9E2470
split-complementary
#9E8F24 #24709E #52249E
monochromatic
#3A350D #6C6219 #9E8F24 #D0BC2F #DBCC61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#9E8F24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#9E8F24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E8F24
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E8F24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E8F24 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B0D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1912C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB847B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e8f24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 143, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.122 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beaf68',
500: '#9e8f24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e8f24; $custom-light: #beaf68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e8f24",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 143,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.623,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64455,
"c": 0.12238,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.27041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E8F24
secondary
#5E6AC0
accent
#56E642
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A