#9DB421#9DB421

#9DB421 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.162 H 118.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB421
RGB	rgb(157, 180, 33)
HSL	hsl(69, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 81.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.41, -25.84, 65.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.41, 70.08, 111.64°)
OKLab	oklab(72.75% -0.0778 0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(72.75% 0.162 118.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.5011, 39.9207, 7.5372)
Luminance	0.3992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB421 #3821B4

analogous

#B48221 #9DB421 #54B421

triadic

#9DB421 #219DB4 #B4219D

tetradic

#9DB421 #21B482 #3821B4 #B42154

square

#9DB421 #21B482 #3821B4 #B42154

split-complementary

#9DB421 #2154B4 #8221B4

monochromatic

#434D0E #708018 #9DB421 #C1DA38 #D1E46B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#9DB421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#9DB421 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB421

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB421	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0A900

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BEAA31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7AA9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.162 118.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#beca6b',
    500: '#9db421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db421;
$custom-light: #beca6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.388,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72751,
    "c": 0.16152,
    "h": 118.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB421

secondary

#7667CA

accent

#3CEC57

background

#FCFCF6

surface

#F8F8EC

border

#D1D1C7

text

#131307

muted

#82827A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB421

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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