#9CB36E#9CB36E
#9CB36E is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.097 H 123.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 179, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 31%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 39%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 38.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.78, -19.57, 32.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.78, 38.06, 120.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% -0.0537 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.097 123.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6447, 40.4338, 20.8335) |
| Luminance | 0.4043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.56
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.72
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.80
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.16
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.50
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB36E #856EB3
analogous
#B3A86E #9CB36E #7AB36E
triadic
#9CB36E #6E9CB3 #B36E9C
tetradic
#9CB36E #6EB3A8 #856EB3 #B36E7A
square
#9CB36E #6EB3A8 #856EB3 #B36E7A
split-complementary
#9CB36E #6E7AB3 #A86EB3
monochromatic
#5C6D39 #7E954E #9CB36E #B7C896 #D3DDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#9CB36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#9CB36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB36E
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB36E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAB69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 179, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.097 123.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac998',
500: '#9cb36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb36e; $custom-light: #bac998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 179,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 80,
"s": 31.222,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73259,
"c": 0.09651,
"h": 123.8
},
"luminance": 0.40434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB36E
secondary
#BAB0CD
accent
#60C783
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#12130E
muted
#81827E