#9CA93E#9CA93E
#9CA93E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.131 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA93E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 169, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 63%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 63.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.36, -19.29, 51.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.36, 55.39, 110.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% -0.0571 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.131 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7684, 35.7921, 9.9496) |
| Luminance | 0.3579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.47
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.99
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 4.30
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.43
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 4.44
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA93E #4B3EA9
analogous
#A9813E #9CA93E #66A93E
triadic
#9CA93E #3E9CA9 #A93E9C
tetradic
#9CA93E #3EA981 #4B3EA9 #A93E66
square
#9CA93E #3EA981 #4B3EA9 #A93E66
split-complementary
#9CA93E #3E66A9 #813EA9
monochromatic
#494F1D #737C2E #9CA93E #B8C560 #CCD58C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#9CA93E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#9CA93E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA93E
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA93E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA93E | 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)
#B4A131
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A093
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca93e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 169, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.131 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc278',
500: '#9ca93e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca93e; $custom-light: #bcc278; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca93e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 169,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.29,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70336,
"c": 0.13144,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.35792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA93E
secondary
#8A83C0
accent
#52D662
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F7EE
border
#D0D0C9
text
#121209
muted
#81817B