#9CA36F#9CA36F
#9CA36F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.072 H 114.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 163, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 22%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 32%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 31.9%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.29, -11.17, 26.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.29, 28.52, 113.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% -0.0298 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.072 114.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6767, 34.4103, 20.1143) |
| Luminance | 0.3441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 4.86
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.25
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.23
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 7.89
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 7.96
Camo
#7F8F4E
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA36F #766FA3
analogous
#A3906F #9CA36F #82A36F
triadic
#9CA36F #6F9CA3 #A36F9C
tetradic
#9CA36F #6FA390 #766FA3 #A36F82
square
#9CA36F #6FA390 #766FA3 #A36F82
split-complementary
#9CA36F #6F82A3 #906FA3
monochromatic
#585D3B #7C8253 #9CA36F #B6BB94 #CFD3BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#9CA36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#9CA36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA36F
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA36F | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9E6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9F71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A29D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 163, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.072 114.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#babe99',
500: '#9ca36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca36f; $custom-light: #babe99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 163,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.077,
"s": 22.034,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6968,
"c": 0.07185,
"h": 114.5
},
"luminance": 0.3441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA36F
secondary
#AFACC2
accent
#69BF75
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#11120E
muted
#80817E