#9CBC2A#9CBC2A
#9CBC2A is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.167 H 121.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBC2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 188, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 0%, 77.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, -29.74, 64.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 71.12, 114.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% -0.0878 0.1419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.167 121.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1120, 43.2015, 8.8370) |
| Luminance | 0.4320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 0.98
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 1.79
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 1.93
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 1.95
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.40
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 2.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBC2A #4A2ABC
analogous
#BC932A #9CBC2A #53BC2A
triadic
#9CBC2A #2A9CBC #BC2A9C
tetradic
#9CBC2A #2ABC93 #4A2ABC #BC2A53
square
#9CBC2A #2ABC93 #4A2ABC #BC2A53
split-complementary
#9CBC2A #2A53BC #932ABC
monochromatic
#495814 #728A1F #9CBC2A #B9D74C #CCE27E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#9CBC2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#9CBC2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBC2A
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBC2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBC2A | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5B2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbc2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 188, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.167 121.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd070',
500: '#9cbc2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbc2a; $custom-light: #bdd070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbc2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 188,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.151,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74584,
"c": 0.16689,
"h": 121.8
},
"luminance": 0.43202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBC2A
secondary
#8977CB
accent
#41E766
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F9ED
border
#D1D2C8
text
#121408
muted
#81827B