#9DAE2D#9DAE2D
#9DAE2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.149 H 117.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DAE2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 174, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 74.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, -22.39, 59.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 64.01, 110.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.0674 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.149 117) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5151, 37.6300, 8.1906) |
| Luminance | 0.3763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.15
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.48
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.65
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.74
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.93
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DAE2D #3E2DAE
analogous
#AE7E2D #9DAE2D #5CAE2D
triadic
#9DAE2D #2D9DAE #AE2D9D
tetradic
#9DAE2D #2DAE7E #3E2DAE #AE2D5C
square
#9DAE2D #2DAE7E #3E2DAE #AE2D5C
split-complementary
#9DAE2D #2D5CAE #7E2DAE
monochromatic
#454D14 #717D20 #9DAE2D #BED048 #CFDC79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#9DAE2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#9DAE2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DAE2D
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DAE2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DAE2D | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A638
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dae2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 174, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.149 117.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc670',
500: '#9dae2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dae2d; $custom-light: #bdc670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dae2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 174,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.907,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71429,
"c": 0.14875,
"h": 117
},
"luminance": 0.3763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DAE2D
secondary
#7D72C4
accent
#46E25A
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#121308
muted
#81827B