#9EA356#9EA356
#9EA356 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.101 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 163, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 31%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 47.2%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -13.31, 39.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 41.34, 108.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.0378 0.0935) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.101 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8779, 34.1359, 13.8699) |
| Luminance | 0.3413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.35
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.60
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.14
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.59
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.82
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA356 #5B56A3
analogous
#A38256 #9EA356 #78A356
triadic
#9EA356 #569EA3 #A3569E
tetradic
#9EA356 #56A382 #5B56A3 #A35678
square
#9EA356 #56A382 #5B56A3 #A35678
split-complementary
#9EA356 #5678A3 #8256A3
monochromatic
#50532C #777B41 #9EA356 #B6BA7C #CCCFA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#9EA356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#9EA356 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA356
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA356 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9D4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9F5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 163, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.101 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbe87',
500: '#9ea356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea356; $custom-light: #bcbe87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea356",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 163,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.896,
"s": 30.924,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69424,
"c": 0.10084,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.34135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA356
secondary
#9A98BD
accent
#61C767
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F7F6F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C