#978b54

Color #978b54

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 18.46 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#978b54

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 84)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 28.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 44.4%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 44.4%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.74, -3.59, 30.98)

LCH

lch(57.74, 31.19, 96.61)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0758, 97.35)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 32.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#546097

Analogous

#976a54

#978b54

#829754

Triadic

#978b54

#54978b

#8b5497

Split-complementary

#978b54

#548297

#6a5497

Tetradic

#978b54

#609754

#546097

#8b5497

Square

#978b54

#54976a

#546097

#975482

Shades

Color #978b54 mixed toward black.

#7e7446

#655d38

#4c462a

#322e1c

#19170e

Tints

Color #978b54 mixed toward white.

#ada16c

#bdb489

#cec7a7

#dedac4

#efece2

Tones

Color #978b54 mixed toward gray.

#91885a

#8c845f

#868065

#817d6a

#7b7970

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929265 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#939468 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#967072 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978b54;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978b54]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#978b54 (#978b54) is rgb(151, 139, 84) in RGB.

No, #978b54 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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