#978366

Accessibility

5.75:1

Vs white / black

3.65:1 · 5.75:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#978366

RGB

rgb(151, 131, 102)

RGBA

rgba(151, 131, 102, 1)

HSL

hsl(36, 19%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(36, 19%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(36, 32%, 59%)

LAB

lab(55.86% 3.09 18.51)

LCH

lch(55.86% 18.77 80.52)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6207 0.0109 0.0467)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6207 0.048 76.86)

XYZ

xyz(23.28, 23.77, 15.93)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 41%)

CSS

color: #978366;

CSS variable

--color-978366: #978366;

SCSS

$color-978366: #978366;

JavaScript

const color = "#978366";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#978366";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#978366" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#978366", "rgb": { "r": 151, "g": 131, "b": 102 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6207 0.048 76.86)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#978366-1: #978366;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-500

Very different · ΔE 12.55 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 13.52 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 10.48 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 20.44 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff3e0 100f4e6d1 200e2d2ba 300cebba0 400b39e80 500978366 6007e6d54 700655742 8004d4230 900372d20 95021190e

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f5f2 eeeae6 e5e0d9 dcd6cc d4cbbf cbc1b3 c2b7a6 baac99 b1a28c a89880 a08d73 978366 8a785e 7e6d55 71624d 655744 584c3b 4c4233 3f372a 322c22 26211a 191611 0d0b09

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f2 eeeae6 e5e0d9 dcd6cc d4cbbf cbc1b3 c2b7a6 baac99 b1a28c a89880 a08d73

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8a785e 7e6d55 71624d 655744 584c3b 4c4233 3f372a 322c22 26211a 191611 0d0b09

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

958368 93836a 91826d 8f826f 8d8271 8c8273 8a8175 888177 86817a 84817c 82807e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#978366Stop 1 #677B98Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#986C67Stop 1 #978366Stop 2 #939867Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#978366Stop 1 #679884Stop 2 #846798Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#978366Stop 1 #679398Stop 2 #6C6798Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3D3529Stop 1 #6A5D48Stop 2 #988467Stop 3 #B7A995Stop 4 #D6CEC2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #978366 works

#978366 (#978366) sits in the brown family at about 36° hue, 19% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 3.65:1 on white and 5.75:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #978366 as small body text on white — 3.65:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #A5874A#A5874A Spectrum #AB8244#AB8244 Spectrum #876E40#876E40 Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Spectrum #B5815A#B5815A Material Brown 300#A1887F Spectrum #8C6A3B#8C6A3B Spectrum #A07D31#A07D31 Spectrum #9B8336#9B8336 Spectrum #C29570#C29570 Spectrum #B17A3E#B17A3E Spectrum #96873C#96873C