#969520
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65% 0.131 109), rgb(150, 149, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.61:1).
About this color
#969520 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.131 and its hue 109°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.61:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.131) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.61:1 |
| White text | 3.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #969520 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 149, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 65%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.131 109) |
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 #969520 | 3.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #969520 | 6.61:1 | AA | Lc 45.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #969520 text on white | 3.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #969520 text on black | 6.61:1 | AA | Lc -43.0 | 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
#F6F6F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 106.5)
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Step 100
100
#EAEBDD
oklch(93.5% 0.019 110.1)
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Step 200
200
#DADBC1
oklch(88.4% 0.035 108.9)
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Step 300
300
#C3C595
oklch(81% 0.064 109.7)
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Step 400
400
#A5A657
oklch(70.7% 0.102 109.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#969520
oklch(65% 0.131 109)
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Step 600
600
#797800
oklch(55.5% 0.121 109.2)
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Step 700
700
#666500
oklch(49.1% 0.107 109.1)
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Step 800
800
#535200
oklch(42.6% 0.092 108.9)
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Step 900
900
#454500
oklch(37.8% 0.082 109.8)
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Step 950
950
#292804
oklch(27% 0.053 107.9)
#969520 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) | #A28F00 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A3922A | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A18B7F | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #909090 | 0.131 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #969520
#969520
oklch(65% 0.131 109)
- #8E80DA
#8E80DA
oklch(65.1% 0.132 289.3)
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 #969520, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #969520.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.018
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.039
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.042
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Gold #B59410 ΔE 0.047
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.048
- Yellow Brown #B79400 ΔE 0.050
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.054
Use #969520 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.