#97883F Color

#97883F is rgb(151, 136, 63) in RGB, hsl(50, 41%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97883F

HEX#97883F

RGBrgb(151, 136, 63)

HSLhsl(50, 41%, 42%)

HSVhsv(50, 58%, 59%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 41%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.095 97.9)

LABlab(56.92% -1.15 40.55)

LCHlch(56.92% 40.57 91.62)

What #97883F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97883F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 5.49 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 8.31 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 8.69 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 12.67 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 14.44 Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 14.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#97883F Channel Values

How #97883F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 151 · G 136 · B 63	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 50° · S 41% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 50° · S 58% · V 59%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 58% · K 41%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.55:1 vs white · 5.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97883F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #97883F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97883F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #97883F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #97883F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97883F

Protanopia#8B8B3F

Protanomaly#908A3F

Deuteranopia#8D8D3E

Deuteranomaly#918B3E

Tritanopia#9C8282

Tritanomaly#9A846D

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #97883F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97883f: #97883F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97883F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97883f': '#97883F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.533, blue: 0.247)

Android XML<color name="color_97883f">#97883F</color>

SVG fillfill="#97883F"

More Yellow Colors

#97883F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#97883F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97883F?

#97883F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(151, 136, 63) in RGB and hsl(50, 41%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #97883F?

#97883F is rgb(151, 136, 63) — red 151, green 136, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97883F?

#97883F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97883F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97883F scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97883F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97883F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.42, which is visibly different.

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