#9CB355#9CB355
#9CB355 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.123 H 120.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 179, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 53%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 52.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -22.39, 44.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 50.11, 116.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% -0.0635 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.123 120.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4703, 39.9640, 14.6485) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.96
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.50
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.90
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.12
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.33
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB355 #6C55B3
analogous
#B39B55 #9CB355 #6DB355
triadic
#9CB355 #559CB3 #B3559C
tetradic
#9CB355 #55B39B #6C55B3 #B3556D
square
#9CB355 #55B39B #6C55B3 #B3556D
split-complementary
#9CB355 #556DB3 #9B55B3
monochromatic
#55622C #798C3F #9CB355 #B5C67F #CDD9AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CB355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9CB355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB355
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB355 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3AB9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 179, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.123 120.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc987',
500: '#9cb355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb355; $custom-light: #bbc987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb355",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 179,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.681,
"s": 38.211,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72883,
"c": 0.12346,
"h": 120.9
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB355
secondary
#A79DC7
accent
#5ACE76
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F6F8F0
border
#D0D1CB
text
#12130B
muted
#81827C