#9CC256#9CC256
#9CC256 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.143 H 125.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CC256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 194, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.6%, 0%, 55.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.75, -29.58, 49.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.75, 57.57, 120.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.36% -0.0835 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.36% 0.143 125.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6818, 46.3230, 15.9164) |
| Luminance | 0.4632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.43
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.38
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.38
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.71
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.00
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CC256 #7C56C2
analogous
#C2B256 #9CC256 #66C256
triadic
#9CC256 #569CC2 #C2569C
tetradic
#9CC256 #56C2B2 #7C56C2 #C25666
square
#9CC256 #56C2B2 #7C56C2 #C25666
split-complementary
#9CC256 #5666C2 #B256C2
monochromatic
#5A742A #7DA13A #9CC256 #B6D283 #D1E2B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#9CC256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#9CC256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CC256
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CC256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CC256 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB74B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B55D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2BAAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cc256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 194, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.143 125.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd489',
500: '#9cc256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cc256; $custom-light: #bbd489; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cc256",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 194,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.111,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76356,
"c": 0.14281,
"h": 125.8
},
"luminance": 0.46323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CC256
secondary
#B3A3D1
accent
#51D780
background
#FBFDF8
surface
#F7FAF0
border
#D0D3CB
text
#12140C
muted
#81837D