#9CA82A#9CA82A
#9CA82A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.144 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA82A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 168, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 75%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -19.96, 59.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 62.52, 108.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0609 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.144 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1316, 35.2408, 7.5103) |
| Luminance | 0.3524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 1.84
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.88
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.07
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.17
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.63
Vomit Green
#89A203
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA82A #362AA8
analogous
#A8752A #9CA82A #5DA82A
triadic
#9CA82A #2A9CA8 #A82A9C
tetradic
#9CA82A #2AA875 #362AA8 #A82A5D
square
#9CA82A #2AA875 #362AA8 #A82A5D
split-complementary
#9CA82A #2A5DA8 #752AA8
monochromatic
#414612 #6F771E #9CA82A #C2CF40 #D1DB71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#9CA82A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#9CA82A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA82A
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA82A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA82A | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B49F0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A135
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca82a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 168, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.144 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc16e',
500: '#9ca82a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca82a; $custom-light: #bdc16e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca82a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 168,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.714,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69951,
"c": 0.14408,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.3524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA82A
secondary
#746BC3
accent
#45E354
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F7EC
border
#D1D0C7
text
#121208
muted
#81817B