#9CAE61#9CAE61

#9CAE61 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.104 H 119.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CAE61
RGB	rgb(156, 174, 97)
HSL	hsl(74, 32%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(74, 44%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 44.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.17, -18.61, 37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.17, 41.71, 116.50°)
OKLab	oklab(71.91% -0.0518 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(71.91% 0.104 119.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.0041, 38.2032, 17.0476)
Luminance	0.3820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CAE61 #7361AE

analogous

#AE9961 #9CAE61 #75AE61

triadic

#9CAE61 #619CAE #AE619C

tetradic

#9CAE61 #61AE99 #7361AE #AE6175

square

#9CAE61 #61AE99 #7361AE #AE6175

split-complementary

#9CAE61 #6175AE #9961AE

monochromatic

#576232 #7B8B47 #9CAE61 #B5C389 #CFD7B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#9CAE61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#9CAE61 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CAE61

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CAE61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CAE61	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7A65B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4A665

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2A79C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9cae61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 174, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.104 119.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac68f',
    500: '#9cae61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9cae61;
$custom-light: #bac68f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9cae61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 74.026,
    "s": 32.218,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7191,
    "c": 0.10403,
    "h": 119.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CAE61

secondary

#ADA5C6

accent

#5FC878

background

#FBFCF8

surface

#F6F8F0

border

#D0D1CB

text

#12130C

muted

#81827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CAE61

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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