#9CA96E#9CA96E
#9CA96E is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.082 H 118.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 169, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 35%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 34.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.95, -14.45, 28.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.95, 32.38, 116.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71% -0.0392 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71% 0.082 118.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7127, 36.5698, 20.1895) |
| Luminance | 0.3657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.09
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.63
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.91
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 6.27
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.43
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA96E #7B6EA9
analogous
#A9986E #9CA96E #7FA96E
triadic
#9CA96E #6E9CA9 #A96E9C
tetradic
#9CA96E #6EA998 #7B6EA9 #A96E7F
square
#9CA96E #6EA998 #7B6EA9 #A96E7F
split-complementary
#9CA96E #6E7FA9 #986EA9
monochromatic
#59623A #7C8951 #9CA96E #B6C094 #D0D7BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#9CA96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#9CA96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA96E
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA96E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA371
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A39A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 169, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.082 118.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac298',
500: '#9ca96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca96e; $custom-light: #bac298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 169,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.22,
"s": 25.541,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71002,
"c": 0.08172,
"h": 118.6
},
"luminance": 0.3657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA96E
secondary
#B2ADC6
accent
#66C27A
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F7F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#11120D
muted
#80817E