#9C850D
Closest named color: Dark Mustard (#A88905). oklch(62% 0.125 96.5), rgb(156, 133, 13).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#9C850D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 96°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Mustard (#A88905), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.125) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Dark Mustard (#A88905) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9C850D |
| RGB | rgb(156, 133, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 85%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.125 96.5) |
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 #9C850D | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9C850D | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9C850D text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9C850D text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#F7F5EF
oklch(97% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 100
100
#EDEADD
oklch(93.6% 0.018 96.1)
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Step 200
200
#DFDAC1
oklch(88.6% 0.034 97.7)
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Step 300
300
#CCC194
oklch(80.9% 0.061 96)
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Step 400
400
#B2A156
oklch(70.8% 0.098 96.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9C850D
oklch(62% 0.125 96.5)
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Step 600
600
#877200
oklch(55.5% 0.114 96.2)
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Step 700
700
#726000
oklch(49.2% 0.101 96.3)
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Step 800
800
#5D4E00
oklch(42.6% 0.088 96.3)
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Step 900
900
#4E4100
oklch(37.8% 0.078 96.2)
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Step 950
950
#2E2604
oklch(27% 0.051 95.6)
#9C850D 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) | #948200 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A891A | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A97971 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.125 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9C850D
#9C850D
oklch(62% 0.125 96.5)
- #737ED0
#737ED0
oklch(62% 0.124 276.4)
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 #9C850D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.023
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.031
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.035
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.035
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.047
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.049
- Hazel #8E7618 ΔE 0.050
Use #9C850D 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.