#9BB359#9BB359
#9BB359 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.120 H 121.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 179, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 50.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -22.39, 42.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 48.34, 117.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% -0.0631 0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.12 121.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4410, 39.9300, 15.5001) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.09
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.83
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.96
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.19
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.65
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB359 #7159B3
analogous
#B39E59 #9BB359 #6EB359
triadic
#9BB359 #599BB3 #B3599B
tetradic
#9BB359 #59B39E #7159B3 #B3596E
square
#9BB359 #59B39E #7159B3 #B3596E
split-complementary
#9BB359 #596EB3 #9E59B3
monochromatic
#55642E #798E41 #9BB359 #B4C683 #CED9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9BB359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9BB359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB359
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB359 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2AB9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 179, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.120 121.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac98a',
500: '#9bb359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb359; $custom-light: #bac98a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb359",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 179,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76,
"s": 37.19,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72861,
"c": 0.11984,
"h": 121.8
},
"luminance": 0.3993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB359
secondary
#ABA0C7
accent
#5BCD79
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F6F8F0
border
#D0D1CB
text
#12130C
muted
#81827D