#9BA657#9BA657
#9BA657 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.104 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BA657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 166, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 31%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 48%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 47.6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -16.01, 39.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 42.47, 112.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.0452 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.104 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8744, 34.9294, 14.2359) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.59
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.29
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.75
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.88
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.91
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BA657 #6257A6
analogous
#A68957 #9BA657 #74A657
triadic
#9BA657 #579BA6 #A6579B
tetradic
#9BA657 #57A689 #6257A6 #A65774
square
#9BA657 #57A689 #6257A6 #A65774
split-complementary
#9BA657 #5774A6 #8957A6
monochromatic
#50562D #767E42 #9BA657 #B3BC7F #CBD1A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#9BA657 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#9BA657 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BA657
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BA657 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BA657 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA05B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A39E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ba657; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 166, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.104 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac088',
500: '#9ba657',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ba657; $custom-light: #bac088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ba657",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 166,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.354,
"s": 31.225,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69868,
"c": 0.10434,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BA657
secondary
#9F9ABE
accent
#60C76F
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F7F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C