#9CAA34#9CAA34
#9CAA34 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.140 H 116.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CAA34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 170, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 53%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 69.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -20.44, 56.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 59.83, 109.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.48% -0.0613 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.48% 0.14 116) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7056, 36.0657, 8.6973) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.49
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.27
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.37
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.57
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.62
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CAA34 #4234AA
analogous
#AA7D34 #9CAA34 #61AA34
triadic
#9CAA34 #349CAA #AA349C
tetradic
#9CAA34 #34AA7D #4234AA #AA3461
square
#9CAA34 #34AA7D #4234AA #AA3461
split-complementary
#9CAA34 #3461AA #7D34AA
monochromatic
#464C17 #717B26 #9CAA34 #BCCA51 #CED880
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#9CAA34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#9CAA34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CAA34
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CAA34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CAA34 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A121
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A33D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A093
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9caa34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 170, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.140 116.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc373',
500: '#9caa34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9caa34; $custom-light: #bcc373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9caa34",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 170,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.119,
"s": 53.153,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70479,
"c": 0.14007,
"h": 116
},
"luminance": 0.36065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CAA34
secondary
#8178C1
accent
#4BDD5C
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F7ED
border
#D0D0C8
text
#121208
muted
#81817B