#9CBE2E#9CBE2E
#9CBE2E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.167 H 122.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBE2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 190, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 76%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 0%, 75.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, -30.50, 63.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 70.81, 115.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% -0.0896 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.167 122.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6174, 44.0920, 9.3765) |
| Luminance | 0.4409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.56
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.02
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.21
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.40
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.45
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBE2E #502EBE
analogous
#BE982E #9CBE2E #54BE2E
triadic
#9CBE2E #2E9CBE #BE2E9C
tetradic
#9CBE2E #2EBE98 #502EBE #BE2E54
square
#9CBE2E #2EBE98 #502EBE #BE2E54
split-complementary
#9CBE2E #2E54BE #982EBE
monochromatic
#4B5B16 #748D22 #9CBE2E #B7D654 #CCE185
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#9CBE2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#9CBE2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBE2E
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBE2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBE2E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B209
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B13C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4B4A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbe2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 190, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.167 122.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd172',
500: '#9cbe2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbe2e; $custom-light: #bdd172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbe2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 190,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.167,
"s": 61.017,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75074,
"c": 0.16715,
"h": 122.4
},
"luminance": 0.44092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBE2E
secondary
#8F7DCB
accent
#44E46A
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F9ED
border
#D1D2C8
text
#121409
muted
#81827B