#9AA55B#9AA55B
#9AA55B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.099 H 116.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AA55B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 165, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 29%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 45%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 44.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.39, -15.47, 36.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.39, 40.02, 112.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.62% -0.0433 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.62% 0.099 116) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6702, 34.5359, 15.0513) |
| Luminance | 0.3454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.52
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 4.57
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.02
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.26
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.54
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AA55B #665BA5
analogous
#A58B5B #9AA55B #75A55B
triadic
#9AA55B #5B9AA5 #A55B9A
tetradic
#9AA55B #5BA58B #665BA5 #A55B75
square
#9AA55B #5BA58B #665BA5 #A55B75
split-complementary
#9AA55B #5B75A5 #8B5BA5
monochromatic
#50562F #757E45 #9AA55B #B2BB83 #CBD0AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#9AA55B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#9AA55B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AA55B
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AA55B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AA55B | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9F5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A19E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9aa55b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 165, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.099 116.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9bf8b',
500: '#9aa55b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9aa55b; $custom-light: #b9bf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9aa55b",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 165,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.919,
"s": 29.134,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6962,
"c": 0.09891,
"h": 116
},
"luminance": 0.34536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AA55B
secondary
#A29DBE
accent
#62C571
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F7F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#12120C
muted
#81817D