#9CA825#9CA825
#9CA825 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.147 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 168, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 78%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.91, -20.18, 60.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.91, 64.10, 108.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0619 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.147 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0477, 35.2073, 7.0681) |
| Luminance | 0.3521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 1.69
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.61
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.85
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.92
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.58
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA825 #3125A8
analogous
#A87225 #9CA825 #5BA825
triadic
#9CA825 #259CA8 #A8259C
tetradic
#9CA825 #25A872 #3125A8 #A8255B
square
#9CA825 #25A872 #3125A8 #A8255B
split-complementary
#9CA825 #255BA8 #7225A8
monochromatic
#3F440F #6D761A #9CA825 #C5D337 #D3DE69
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#9CA825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#9CA825 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA825
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA825 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B49F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A131
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 168, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.147 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc16b',
500: '#9ca825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca825; $custom-light: #bdc16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca825",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 168,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.496,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69921,
"c": 0.14678,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.35207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA825
secondary
#6D65C4
accent
#41E750
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F7EC
border
#D1D0C7
text
#121207
muted
#81817A