#9CA239#9CA239
#9CA239 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.127 H 112.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 162, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 48%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 65%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 64.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.33, -16.06, 51.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.33, 54.33, 107.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.69% -0.0485 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.69% 0.127 112.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3699, 33.2046, 8.8374) |
| Luminance | 0.3320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.89
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.89
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 4.53
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 4.64
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 4.95
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA239 #3F39A2
analogous
#A27439 #9CA239 #67A239
triadic
#9CA239 #399CA2 #A2399C
tetradic
#9CA239 #39A274 #3F39A2 #A23967
square
#9CA239 #39A274 #3F39A2 #A23967
split-complementary
#9CA239 #3967A2 #7439A2
monochromatic
#454719 #707529 #9CA239 #BDC355 #CED382
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#9CA239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#9CA239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA239
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA239 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9B2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6998C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.127 112.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbd75',
500: '#9ca239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca239; $custom-light: #bcbd75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca239",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 162,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.429,
"s": 47.945,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68693,
"c": 0.12724,
"h": 112.4
},
"luminance": 0.33204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA239
secondary
#7E7ABD
accent
#50D858
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F6ED
border
#D0D0C8
text
#121209
muted
#81817B