#9F8F2F#9F8F2F

#9F8F2F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.115 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F8F2F
RGB	rgb(159, 143, 47)
HSL	hsl(51, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(51, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 70.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.18, -5.26, 50.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.18, 51.15, 95.90°)
OKLab	oklab(64.63% -0.0193 0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(64.63% 0.115 99.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6347, 27.2222, 6.6456)
Luminance	0.2722 (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

#9F8F2F #2F3F9F

analogous

#9F572F #9F8F2F #779F2F

triadic

#9F8F2F #2F9F8F #8F2F9F

tetradic

#9F8F2F #2F9F57 #2F3F9F #9F2F77

square

#9F8F2F #2F9F57 #2F3F9F #9F2F77

split-complementary

#9F8F2F #2F779F #572F9F

monochromatic

#413A13 #706521 #9F8F2F #C8B544 #D6C773

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#9F8F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#9F8F2F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9F8F2F

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F8F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9F8F2F	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9D8B21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A19135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB857C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f8f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 143, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.115 99.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bfaf6d',
    500: '#9f8f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f8f2f;
$custom-light: #bfaf6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f8f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.429,
    "s": 54.369,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64632,
    "c": 0.11533,
    "h": 99.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F8F2F

secondary

#6D78BD

accent

#5FDE4A

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F8F4EC

border

#D1CEC7

text

#131007

muted

#827F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F8F2F

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

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