#9C9D1E#9C9D1E
#9C9D1E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.139 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C9D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 157, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 80.9%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.74, -14.81, 60.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.74, 61.90, 103.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.37% -0.0476 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.37% 0.139 110.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0026, 31.2764, 5.8953) |
| Luminance | 0.3128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.37
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 2.37
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 2.94
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.20
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.43
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C9D1E #1F1E9D
analogous
#9D5E1E #9C9D1E #5D9D1E
triadic
#9C9D1E #1E9C9D #9D1E9C
tetradic
#9C9D1E #1E9D5E #1F1E9D #9D1E5D
square
#9C9D1E #1E9D5E #1F1E9D #9D1E5D
split-complementary
#9C9D1E #1E5D9D #5E1E9D
monochromatic
#36360A #696A14 #9C9D1E #CFD028 #DEDF57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#9C9D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#9C9D1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9C9D1E
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C9D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C9D1E | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB992A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89386
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c9d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 157, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.139 110.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb967',
500: '#9c9d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c9d1e; $custom-light: #bdb967; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c9d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 157,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.472,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67372,
"c": 0.13863,
"h": 110.1
},
"luminance": 0.31276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C9D1E
secondary
#5554C2
accent
#3DEB3E
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F6EB
border
#D1D0C6
text
#131107
muted
#82807A