#997d1a

Color #997d1a

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.25 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#997d1a

RGB

rgb(153, 125, 26)

HSL

hsl(46.8, 70.9%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.8, 83%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 83%, 40%)

LAB

lab(53.51, 1.01, 53.13)

LCH

lch(53.51, 53.14, 88.91)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1146, 91.7)

HWB

hwb(46.8, 10.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a3699

Analogous

#993e1a

#997d1a

#75991a

Triadic

#997d1a

#1a997d

#7d1a99

Split-complementary

#997d1a

#1a7599

#3e1a99

Tetradic

#997d1a

#36991a

#1a3699

#7d1a99

Square

#997d1a

#1a993e

#1a3699

#991a75

Shades

Color #997d1a mixed toward black.

#7f6816

#665311

#4c3f0d

#332a09

#191504

Tints

Color #997d1a mixed toward white.

#c8a422

#dfbc42

#e7cd72

#efdea1

#f7eed0

Tones

Color #997d1a mixed toward gray.

#8e7725

#84712f

#796b3a

#6f6544

#645f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d44 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#8f914a · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#98575a · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 24.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #997d1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997d1a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#997d1a (#997d1a) is rgb(153, 125, 26) in RGB.

No, #997d1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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