#9CB86E#9CB86E
#9CB86E is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.104 H 125.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 184, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 34%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 40%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 40.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.20, -22.08, 34.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.20, 40.93, 122.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.0607 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.104 125.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6650, 42.4744, 21.1736) |
| Luminance | 0.4248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 2.78
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.09
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.24
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.54
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.60
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB86E #8A6EB8
analogous
#B8AF6E #9CB86E #77B86E
triadic
#9CB86E #6E9CB8 #B86E9C
tetradic
#9CB86E #6EB8AF #8A6EB8 #B86E77
square
#9CB86E #6EB8AF #8A6EB8 #B86E77
split-complementary
#9CB86E #6E77B8 #AF6EB8
monochromatic
#5D7338 #7E9C4D #9CB86E #B8CC97 #D4E0C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#9CB86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#9CB86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB86E
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB86E | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAF68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAE72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0B2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 184, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.104 125.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bacd98',
500: '#9cb86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb86e; $custom-light: #bacd98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 184,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.703,
"s": 34.259,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74396,
"c": 0.10397,
"h": 125.7
},
"luminance": 0.42475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB86E
secondary
#BDB2D0
accent
#5DCA87
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F9F2
border
#D0D2CC
text
#12130E
muted
#81827E