#6CAE2A#6CAE2A
#6CAE2A is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.173 H 132.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAE2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 174, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 0%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.66, -41.92, 56.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.66, 70.73, 126.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.1181 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.173 132.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7380, 33.6264, 7.5352) |
| Luminance | 0.3363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 1.72
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.33
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.45
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 2.71
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 2.80
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAE2A #6C2AAE
analogous
#AEAE2A #6CAE2A #2AAE2A
triadic
#6CAE2A #2A6CAE #AE2A6C
tetradic
#6CAE2A #2AAEAE #6C2AAE #AE2A2A
square
#6CAE2A #2AAEAE #6C2AAE #AE2A2A
split-complementary
#6CAE2A #2A2AAE #AE2AAE
monochromatic
#2F4B12 #4D7D1E #6CAE2A #8BD243 #A9DE75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#6CAE2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#6CAE2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAE2A
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAE2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAE2A | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A00B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DA795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cae2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 174, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.173 132.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc66d',
500: '#6cae2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cae2a; $custom-light: #9bc66d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cae2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 174,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68133,
"c": 0.17345,
"h": 132.9
},
"luminance": 0.33627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAE2A
secondary
#9A6FC5
accent
#44E494
background
#FAFCF6
surface
#F3F8EC
border
#CDD1C7
text
#0F1308
muted
#7F827B