#9CA656#9CA656
#9CA656 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.105 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 166, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 32%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 48%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 48.2%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -15.70, 39.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 42.92, 111.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% -0.0445 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.105 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0266, 35.0126, 14.0313) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.40
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.55
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.67
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.94
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 6.97
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA656 #6056A6
analogous
#A68856 #9CA656 #74A656
triadic
#9CA656 #569CA6 #A6569C
tetradic
#9CA656 #56A688 #6056A6 #A65674
square
#9CA656 #56A688 #6056A6 #A65674
split-complementary
#9CA656 #5674A6 #8856A6
monochromatic
#50552C #767E41 #9CA656 #B4BC7D #CBD1A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#9CA656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#9CA656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA656
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA656 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA15A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 166, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.105 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc087',
500: '#9ca656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca656; $custom-light: #bbc087; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca656",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 166,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.5,
"s": 31.746,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69935,
"c": 0.10515,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.35012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA656
secondary
#9E99BE
accent
#60C86D
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F7F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C