#9EA023#9EA023
#9EA023 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.139 H 110.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA023 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 160, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 78.1%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.78, -15.30, 59.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.78, 61.53, 104.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.25% -0.0487 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.25% 0.139 110.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9757, 32.5328, 6.4483) |
| Luminance | 0.3253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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ΔE00 2.78
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 3.00
Baby Poop Green
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ΔE00 3.52
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.90
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA023 #2523A0
analogous
#A06323 #9EA023 #5FA023
triadic
#9EA023 #239EA0 #A0239E
tetradic
#9EA023 #23A063 #2523A0 #A0235F
square
#9EA023 #23A063 #2523A0 #A0235F
split-complementary
#9EA023 #235FA0 #6323A0
monochromatic
#3B3C0D #6C6E18 #9EA023 #CFD12F #DADC61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#9EA023 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#9EA023 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA023
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA023 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA023 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99689
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea023; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 160, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.139 110.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bebb69',
500: '#9ea023',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea023; $custom-light: #bebb69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea023",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 160,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.96,
"s": 64.103,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68252,
"c": 0.13878,
"h": 110.5
},
"luminance": 0.32532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA023
secondary
#5F5DC1
accent
#41E743
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F6EB
border
#D1D0C6
text
#131107
muted
#82807A