#9CB431#9CB431
#9CB431 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.154 H 119.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB431 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 180, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 72.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -25.56, 60.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 65.36, 113.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% -0.0758 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.154 119.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5865, 39.9324, 9.0015) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 1.32
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.54
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 1.80
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 2.51
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.54
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 2.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB431 #4931B4
analogous
#B48A31 #9CB431 #5BB431
triadic
#9CB431 #319CB4 #B4319C
tetradic
#9CB431 #31B48A #4931B4 #B4315B
square
#9CB431 #31B48A #4931B4 #B4315B
split-complementary
#9CB431 #315BB4 #8A31B4
monochromatic
#495417 #728424 #9CB431 #B9D052 #CCDD82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CB431 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9CB431 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB431
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB431 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB431 | 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)
#C0AA18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5AA9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb431; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 180, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.154 119.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdca72',
500: '#9cb431',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb431; $custom-light: #bdca72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb431",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 180,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 70.992,
"s": 57.205,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72766,
"c": 0.15368,
"h": 119.5
},
"luminance": 0.39932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB431
secondary
#887BC6
accent
#47E063
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#121308
muted
#81827B