#9DA459#9DA459
#9DA459 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.099 H 113.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DA459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 164, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 46%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 45.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.31, -13.93, 37.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.31, 40.37, 110.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.61% -0.0393 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.61% 0.099 113.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9836, 34.4407, 14.5701) |
| Luminance | 0.3444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.59
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.17
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.24
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.56
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.62
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DA459 #6059A4
analogous
#A48659 #9DA459 #78A459
triadic
#9DA459 #599DA4 #A4599D
tetradic
#9DA459 #59A486 #6059A4 #A45978
square
#9DA459 #59A486 #6059A4 #A45978
split-complementary
#9DA459 #5978A4 #8659A4
monochromatic
#51552E #777C43 #9DA459 #B5BA80 #CCD0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#9DA459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#9DA459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DA459
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DA459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DA459 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A59C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9da459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 164, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.099 113.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbe89',
500: '#9da459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9da459; $custom-light: #bbbe89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9da459",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 164,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.6,
"s": 29.644,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69609,
"c": 0.09906,
"h": 113.3
},
"luminance": 0.3444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DA459
secondary
#9E9BBE
accent
#62C66B
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F6F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#12120C
muted
#81817D