#9DB16F#9DB16F
#9DB16F is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.092 H 122.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 177, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 30%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 37%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 0%, 37.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, -18.04, 31.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 36.31, 119.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.0493 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.092 122.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4959, 39.7600, 20.9983) |
| Luminance | 0.3976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.05
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 5.05
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.25
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.32
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 5.82
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB16F #836FB1
analogous
#B1A46F #9DB16F #7CB16F
triadic
#9DB16F #6F9DB1 #B16F9D
tetradic
#9DB16F #6FB1A4 #836FB1 #B16F7C
square
#9DB16F #6FB1A4 #836FB1 #B16F7C
split-complementary
#9DB16F #6F7CB1 #A46FB1
monochromatic
#5C6B3A #7F9350 #9DB16F #B8C797 #D3DCBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#9DB16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#9DB16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB16F
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB16F | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AA6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2ABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 177, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.092 122.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc899',
500: '#9db16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db16f; $custom-light: #bbc899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 177,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.182,
"s": 29.73,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72899,
"c": 0.09199,
"h": 122.4
},
"luminance": 0.3976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB16F
secondary
#B9B0CB
accent
#62C680
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#12130E
muted
#81827E