#9EAA30#9EAA30
#9EAA30 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.142 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAA30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 170, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 56%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 72%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 71.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, -19.81, 57.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 61.21, 108.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% -0.06 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.142 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0096, 36.2324, 8.2611) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.40
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.97
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.27
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.59
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.78
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAA30 #3C30AA
analogous
#AA7930 #9EAA30 #61AA30
triadic
#9EAA30 #309EAA #AA309E
tetradic
#9EAA30 #30AA79 #3C30AA #AA3061
square
#9EAA30 #30AA79 #3C30AA #AA3061
split-complementary
#9EAA30 #3061AA #7930AA
monochromatic
#454B15 #727A23 #9EAA30 #BFCC4B #D0DA7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#9EAA30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#9EAA30 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAA30
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAA30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAA30 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A11A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A33A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eaa30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 170, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.142 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec371',
500: '#9eaa30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eaa30; $custom-light: #bec371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eaa30",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 170,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.902,
"s": 55.963,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70611,
"c": 0.14207,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.36232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAA30
secondary
#7B74C2
accent
#49DF57
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F7ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#121208
muted
#81817B