#9DB422#9DB422
#9DB422 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.161 H 118.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB422 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 180, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 81.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -25.81, 64.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 69.82, 111.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% -0.0777 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.161 118.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5153, 39.9263, 7.6121) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 1.63
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 1.69
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.70
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.04
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.46
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB422 #3922B4
analogous
#B48222 #9DB422 #54B422
triadic
#9DB422 #229DB4 #B4229D
tetradic
#9DB422 #22B482 #3922B4 #B42254
square
#9DB422 #22B482 #3922B4 #B42254
split-complementary
#9DB422 #2254B4 #8222B4
monochromatic
#434D0F #708118 #9DB422 #C0DA3A #D1E36D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9DB422 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9DB422 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB422
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB422 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB422 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 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: #9db422; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.161 118.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beca6c',
500: '#9db422',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db422; $custom-light: #beca6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db422",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 180,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.452,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72756,
"c": 0.16109,
"h": 118.8
},
"luminance": 0.39926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB422
secondary
#7868CA
accent
#3DEB58
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F8F8EC
border
#D1D1C7
text
#131308
muted
#82827A