#9C851E
Closest named color: Dark Mustard (#A88905). oklch(62% 0.118 95.6), rgb(156, 133, 30).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#9C851E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 96°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Mustard (#A88905), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.118) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Dark Mustard (#A88905) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9C851E |
| RGB | rgb(156, 133, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.118 95.6) |
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 #9C851E | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9C851E | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9C851E text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9C851E text on black | 5.78:1 | 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
#F7F5F0
oklch(97% 0.007 88.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDEADE
oklch(93.6% 0.016 95.2)
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Step 200
200
#DFD9C2
oklch(88.4% 0.031 94.9)
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Step 300
300
#CCC197
oklch(80.9% 0.058 95.1)
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Step 400
400
#B2A05B
oklch(70.6% 0.092 95.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9C851E
oklch(62% 0.118 95.6)
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Step 600
600
#887200
oklch(55.6% 0.114 95.6)
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Step 700
700
#725F00
oklch(49% 0.101 95.4)
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Step 800
800
#5E4E00
oklch(42.8% 0.088 95.4)
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Step 900
900
#4E4101
oklch(37.8% 0.077 96.1)
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Step 950
950
#2E2606
oklch(27% 0.049 94.9)
#9C851E 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) | #948204 | 0.019 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8925 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A97A72 | 0.108 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.118 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9C851E
#9C851E
oklch(62% 0.118 95.6)
- #737FCD
#737FCD
oklch(62.1% 0.118 275.8)
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 #9C851E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.024
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.029
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.034
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.035
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.046
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.048
- Hazel #8E7618 ΔE 0.049
Use #9C851E 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.