#9EA01C#9EA01C
#9EA01C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.142 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA01C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 160, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 82.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.75, -15.55, 61.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.75, 63.52, 104.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.22% -0.0499 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.22% 0.142 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8820, 32.4953, 5.9546) |
| Luminance | 0.3250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 1.43
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.38
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 2.86
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 3.45
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.91
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA01C #1E1CA0
analogous
#A0601C #9EA01C #5CA01C
triadic
#9EA01C #1C9EA0 #A01C9E
tetradic
#9EA01C #1CA060 #1E1CA0 #A01C5C
square
#9EA01C #1CA060 #1E1CA0 #A01C5C
split-complementary
#9EA01C #1C5CA0 #601CA0
monochromatic
#37380A #6B6C13 #9EA01C #D1D425 #DFE155
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#9EA01C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#9EA01C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA01C
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA01C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA01C | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA9589
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea01c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 160, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.142 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfbb67',
500: '#9ea01c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea01c; $custom-light: #bfbb67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea01c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 160,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.909,
"s": 70.213,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68218,
"c": 0.142,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.32495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA01C
secondary
#5553C4
accent
#3BED3E
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F6EB
border
#D1D0C6
text
#131107
muted
#82807A