#9EA256#9EA256

#9EA256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.100 H 111.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA256
RGB	rgb(158, 162, 86)
HSL	hsl(63, 31%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(63, 47%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 46.9%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.79, -12.78, 38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.79, 40.85, 108.23°)
OKLab	oklab(69.2% -0.0363 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(69.2% 0.1 111.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.7011, 33.7822, 13.8110)
Luminance	0.3378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA256 #5A56A2

analogous

#A28056 #9EA256 #78A256

triadic

#9EA256 #569EA2 #A2569E

tetradic

#9EA256 #56A280 #5A56A2 #A25678

square

#9EA256 #56A280 #5A56A2 #A25678

split-complementary

#9EA256 #5678A2 #8056A2

monochromatic

#50522C #777A41 #9EA256 #B6B97C #CCCFA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#9EA256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.76

#9EA256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA256

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA256	1.00	2.71	7.76	7.76
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AC9C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AD9E5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A79A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.100 111.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcbd87',
    500: '#9ea256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea256;
$custom-light: #bcbd87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.158,
    "s": 30.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.692,
    "c": 0.09959,
    "h": 111.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.33782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA256

secondary

#9A98BC

accent

#61C766

background

#FBFBF8

surface

#F7F6F0

border

#D0D0CB

text

#12120B

muted

#81817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA256

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

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