#91970E
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65% 0.141 112.6), rgb(145, 151, 14).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.63:1).
About this color
#91970E is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.63:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.63:1 |
| White text | 3.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #91970E |
| RGB | rgb(145, 151, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 83%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.141 112.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #91970E | 3.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #91970E | 6.63:1 | AA | Lc 45.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #91970E text on white | 3.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #91970E text on black | 6.63:1 | AA | Lc -43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#EAEBDD
oklch(93.5% 0.019 110.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9DCC0
oklch(88.5% 0.038 112.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1C692
oklch(81% 0.07 112.4)
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Step 400
400
#A1A852
oklch(70.7% 0.111 113)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#91970E
oklch(65% 0.141 112.6)
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Step 600
600
#757A00
oklch(55.6% 0.124 112.6)
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Step 700
700
#626600
oklch(49% 0.109 112.4)
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Step 800
800
#505400
oklch(42.8% 0.095 112.9)
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Step 900
900
#434600
oklch(37.9% 0.084 112.5)
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Step 950
950
#272901
oklch(27% 0.059 112.6)
#91970E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A38F00 | 0.033 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A49220 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9C8D80 | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #919191 | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #91970E
#91970E
oklch(65% 0.141 112.6)
- #937DDD
#937DDD
oklch(65.1% 0.141 292.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #91970E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.007
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.041
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.048
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.049
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.051
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.052
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.053
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.055
Use #91970E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.