#9CAB18#9CAB18
#9CAB18 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.156 H 116.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CAB18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 171, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 75%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 86%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 86%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.72, -22.12, 65.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.72, 68.66, 108.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.55% -0.0682 0.1398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.55% 0.156 116) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4389, 36.2601, 6.3647) |
| Luminance | 0.3626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 1.32
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 1.88
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 1.90
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.10
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.40
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CAB18 #2718AB
analogous
#AB7018 #9CAB18 #53AB18
triadic
#9CAB18 #189CAB #AB189C
tetradic
#9CAB18 #18AB70 #2718AB #AB1853
square
#9CAB18 #18AB70 #2718AB #AB1853
split-complementary
#9CAB18 #1853AB #7018AB
monochromatic
#3A4009 #6B7510 #9CAB18 #CCE020 #D8E756
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#9CAB18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#9CAB18 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CAB18
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CAB18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CAB18 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cab18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 171, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.156 116.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc367',
500: '#9cab18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cab18; $custom-light: #bdc367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cab18",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 171,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.122,
"s": 75.385,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70554,
"c": 0.15551,
"h": 116
},
"luminance": 0.3626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CAB18
secondary
#6155CA
accent
#36F249
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F7EB
border
#D1D0C6
text
#131207
muted
#82817A