#9F8B2D#9F8B2D

#9F8B2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.114 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F8B2D
RGB	rgb(159, 139, 45)
HSL	hsl(49, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(49, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 71.7%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.06, -3.18, 50.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.06, 50.68, 93.60°)
OKLab	oklab(63.74% -0.0136 0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(63.74% 0.114 96.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0055, 26.0269, 6.2414)
Luminance	0.2603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F8B2D #2D419F

analogous

#9F522D #9F8B2D #7A9F2D

triadic

#9F8B2D #2D9F8B #8B2D9F

tetradic

#9F8B2D #2D9F52 #2D419F #9F2D7A

square

#9F8B2D #2D9F52 #2D419F #9F2D7A

split-complementary

#9F8B2D #2D7A9F #522D9F

monochromatic

#403812 #6F6120 #9F8B2D #C9B140 #D6C570

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#9F8B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.21

#9F8B2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9F8B2D

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F8B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9F8B2D	1.00	3.38	6.21	6.21
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99881F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E8E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC8078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f8b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 139, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.114 96.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bfac6c',
    500: '#9f8b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f8b2d;
$custom-light: #bfac6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f8b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.474,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63742,
    "c": 0.11353,
    "h": 96.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F8B2D

secondary

#6A79BE

accent

#63DF49

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F8F4EC

border

#D1CEC7

text

#131007

muted

#827F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F8B2D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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