#9D9E6E#9D9E6E
#9D9E6E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.066 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D9E6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 158, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 20%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 30%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 30.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.96, -8.24, 25.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.96, 26.36, 108.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.64% -0.0215 0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.64% 0.066 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9461, 32.7480, 19.5450) |
| Luminance | 0.3275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.29
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.64
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.13
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.57
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D9E6E #6F6E9E
analogous
#9E876E #9D9E6E #859E6E
triadic
#9D9E6E #6E9D9E #9E6E9D
tetradic
#9D9E6E #6E9E87 #6F6E9E #9E6E85
square
#9D9E6E #6E9E87 #6F6E9E #9E6E85
split-complementary
#9D9E6E #6E859E #876E9E
monochromatic
#57573A #7B7C53 #9D9E6E #B6B793 #CFCFB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#9D9E6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#9D9E6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9D9E6E
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D9E6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D9E6E | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69A6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69C70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d9e6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 158, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.066 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baba98',
500: '#9d9e6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d9e6e; $custom-light: #baba98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d9e6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 158,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.25,
"s": 19.835,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68637,
"c": 0.06608,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.32748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D9E6E
secondary
#AAA9BE
accent
#6BBC6D
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12110D
muted
#81807E