#979920
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66% 0.135 110.6), rgb(151, 153, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.89:1).
About this color
#979920 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 111°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.89:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.135) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.89:1 |
| White text | 3.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #979920 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 153, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 65%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.135 110.6) |
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 #979920 | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #979920 | 6.89:1 | AA | Lc 46.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #979920 text on white | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #979920 text on black | 6.89:1 | AA | Lc -44.6 | 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
#DADCC0
oklch(88.6% 0.037 110.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2C594
oklch(80.9% 0.066 110.7)
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Step 400
400
#A4A755
oklch(70.8% 0.106 110.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#979920
oklch(66% 0.135 110.6)
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Step 600
600
#787900
oklch(55.7% 0.122 110.4)
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Step 700
700
#646500
oklch(49% 0.107 110.5)
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Step 800
800
#525300
oklch(42.7% 0.094 110.6)
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Step 900
900
#444500
oklch(37.7% 0.083 110.7)
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Step 950
950
#282903
oklch(27.1% 0.056 111.1)
#979920 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) | #A69200 | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A7952B | 0.029 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A28F83 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #949494 | 0.135 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #979920
#979920
oklch(66% 0.135 110.6)
- #9382DE
#9382DE
oklch(66.1% 0.134 290.7)
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 #979920, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.014
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.037
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Gold #B59410 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.046
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.047
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.048
- Yellow Brown #B79400 ΔE 0.049
Use #979920 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.