#9CA833#9CA833
#9CA833 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.138 H 115.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 168, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 53%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 70%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 69.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, -19.49, 56.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 59.33, 109.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% -0.0588 0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.138 115.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3112, 35.3127, 8.4559) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.41
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.56
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.65
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.79
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.91
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA833 #3F33A8
analogous
#A87933 #9CA833 #61A833
triadic
#9CA833 #339CA8 #A8339C
tetradic
#9CA833 #33A879 #3F33A8 #A83361
square
#9CA833 #33A879 #3F33A8 #A83361
split-complementary
#9CA833 #3361A8 #7933A8
monochromatic
#454A16 #707925 #9CA833 #BDC94F #CED87E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#9CA833 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#9CA833 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA833
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA833 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA833 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A13C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca833; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 168, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.138 115.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc172',
500: '#9ca833',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca833; $custom-light: #bcc172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca833",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 168,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.154,
"s": 53.425,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70013,
"c": 0.13846,
"h": 115.1
},
"luminance": 0.35312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA833
secondary
#7E76C1
accent
#4BDD5A
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F7ED
border
#D0D0C8
text
#121208
muted
#81817B