#9CC159#9CC159
#9CC159 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.139 H 125.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CC159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 193, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.2%, 0%, 53.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.50, -28.82, 47.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.50, 55.73, 121.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.16% -0.0811 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.16% 0.139 125.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5834, 45.9287, 16.4924) |
| Luminance | 0.4593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.17
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.02
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.04
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.54
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.81
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CC159 #7E59C1
analogous
#C1B259 #9CC159 #68C159
triadic
#9CC159 #599CC1 #C1599C
tetradic
#9CC159 #59C1B2 #7E59C1 #C15968
square
#9CC159 #59C1B2 #7E59C1 #C15968
split-complementary
#9CC159 #5968C1 #B259C1
monochromatic
#5A742B #7DA13C #9CC159 #B7D286 #D1E2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#9CC159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#9CC159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CC159
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CC159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CC159 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB64F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B460
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1B9AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cc159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 193, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.139 125.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd38b',
500: '#9cc159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cc159; $custom-light: #bbd38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cc159",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 193,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.346,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76161,
"c": 0.13867,
"h": 125.8
},
"luminance": 0.45929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CC159
secondary
#B5A5D1
accent
#53D581
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F7F9F0
border
#D0D2CB
text
#12140C
muted
#81827D