#4E9D1C#4E9D1C
#4E9D1C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.175 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9D1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 157, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 82.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.86, -45.74, 54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.86, 71.13, 130.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.16% -0.1273 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.16% 0.175 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4080, 25.8164, 5.2695) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.59
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.71
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.51
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.58
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.76
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9D1C #6B1C9D
analogous
#8F9D1C #4E9D1C #1C9D2A
triadic
#4E9D1C #1C4E9D #9D1C4E
tetradic
#4E9D1C #1C8F9D #6B1C9D #9D2A1C
square
#4E9D1C #1C8F9D #6B1C9D #9D2A1C
split-complementary
#4E9D1C #2A1C9D #9D1C8F
monochromatic
#1A3509 #346913 #4E9D1C #68D125 #8AE053
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#4E9D1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#4E9D1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9D1C
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9D1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9D1C | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A38F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98892C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A9786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9d1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 157, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.175 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ba65',
500: '#4e9d1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9d1c; $custom-light: #88ba65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9d1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 157,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.744,
"s": 69.73,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62158,
"c": 0.17511,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.25817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9D1C
secondary
#9751C3
accent
#3BEDA8
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A