#9CA02E#9CA02E
#9CA02E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.133 H 111.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA02E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 160, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 71.2%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, -15.67, 55.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 57.82, 105.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.15% -0.0486 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.15% 0.133 111.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7751, 32.4075, 7.4291) |
| Luminance | 0.3241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.84
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 3.37
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 3.64
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.72
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.93
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA02E #322EA0
analogous
#A06B2E #9CA02E #63A02E
triadic
#9CA02E #2E9CA0 #A02E9C
tetradic
#9CA02E #2EA06B #322EA0 #A02E63
square
#9CA02E #2EA06B #322EA0 #A02E63
split-complementary
#9CA02E #2E63A0 #6B2EA0
monochromatic
#3F4113 #6E7020 #9CA02E #C4C942 #D3D672
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#9CA02E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#9CA02E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA02E
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA02E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA02E | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC991A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9C37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7968A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca02e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 160, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.133 111.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbb6f',
500: '#9ca02e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca02e; $custom-light: #bcbb6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca02e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 160,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.105,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6815,
"c": 0.1329,
"h": 111.4
},
"luminance": 0.32407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA02E
secondary
#6F6CBE
accent
#49DF4E
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F6EC
border
#D1D0C7
text
#121108
muted
#81807B