#9EA449#9EA449
#9EA449 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.115 H 112.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 164, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 55.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.20, -15.03, 45.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.20, 48.10, 108.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.044 0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.115 112.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5792, 34.3016, 11.4174) |
| Luminance | 0.3430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.76
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.47
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.72
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.39
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 6.43
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA449 #4F49A4
analogous
#A47D49 #9EA449 #71A449
triadic
#9EA449 #499EA4 #A4499E
tetradic
#9EA449 #49A47D #4F49A4 #A44971
square
#9EA449 #49A47D #4F49A4 #A44971
split-complementary
#9EA449 #4971A4 #7D49A4
monochromatic
#4C4F23 #757A36 #9EA449 #B8BE6C #CDD197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#9EA449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#9EA449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA449
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA449 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 164, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.115 112.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbe7f',
500: '#9ea449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea449; $custom-light: #bdbe7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea449",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 164,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.956,
"s": 38.397,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6948,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 112.5
},
"luminance": 0.34301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA449
secondary
#8F8CBD
accent
#59CE61
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F6EE
border
#D0D0C9
text
#12120A
muted
#81817C