#9EA11D#9EA11D
#9EA11D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.143 H 111.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA11D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 161, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 82%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.04, -16.03, 61.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.04, 63.62, 104.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.45% -0.0512 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.45% 0.143 111) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0682, 32.8483, 6.0766) |
| Luminance | 0.3285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 1.28
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.33
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 3.00
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 3.56
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.60
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA11D #201DA1
analogous
#A1621D #9EA11D #5CA11D
triadic
#9EA11D #1D9EA1 #A11D9E
tetradic
#9EA11D #1DA162 #201DA1 #A11D5C
square
#9EA11D #1DA162 #201DA1 #A11D5C
split-complementary
#9EA11D #1D5CA1 #621DA1
monochromatic
#38390A #6B6D14 #9EA11D #D1D526 #DEE158
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#9EA11D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#9EA11D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA11D
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA11D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA11D | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA9689
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea11d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 161, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.143 111.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bebc67',
500: '#9ea11d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea11d; $custom-light: #bebc67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea11d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 161,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.364,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68449,
"c": 0.14258,
"h": 111
},
"luminance": 0.32848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA11D
secondary
#5855C4
accent
#3CEC40
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F6EB
border
#D1D0C6
text
#131207
muted
#82817A