#9CA93D#9CA93D
#9CA93D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.132 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA93D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 169, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 47%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 63.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, -19.36, 52.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 55.81, 110.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.33% -0.0574 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.33% 0.132 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7412, 35.7812, 9.8064) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.36
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.98
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 4.24
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 4.36
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.40
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA93D #4A3DA9
analogous
#A9803D #9CA93D #66A93D
triadic
#9CA93D #3D9CA9 #A93D9C
tetradic
#9CA93D #3DA980 #4A3DA9 #A93D66
square
#9CA93D #3DA980 #4A3DA9 #A93D66
split-complementary
#9CA93D #3D66A9 #803DA9
monochromatic
#494F1D #727C2D #9CA93D #B9C55E #CCD58B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#9CA93D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#9CA93D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA93D
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA93D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA93D | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A12F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A244
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A093
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca93d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 169, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.132 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc278',
500: '#9ca93d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca93d; $custom-light: #bcc278; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca93d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 169,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.222,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70327,
"c": 0.13225,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.35781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA93D
secondary
#8982C0
accent
#51D761
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F7ED
border
#D0D0C8
text
#121209
muted
#81817B