#9EAB27#9EAB27
#9EAB27 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.148 H 115.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAB27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 171, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 77.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, -20.74, 61.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 64.63, 108.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.78% -0.0634 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.78% 0.148 115.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0305, 36.5419, 7.4431) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.13
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.14
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.61
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.37
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.46
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAB27 #3427AB
analogous
#AB7627 #9EAB27 #5CAB27
triadic
#9EAB27 #279EAB #AB279E
tetradic
#9EAB27 #27AB76 #3427AB #AB275C
square
#9EAB27 #27AB76 #3427AB #AB275C
split-complementary
#9EAB27 #275CAB #7627AB
monochromatic
#424710 #70791C #9EAB27 #C4D33D #D3DE6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#9EAB27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#9EAB27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAB27
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAB27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAB27 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A201
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A433
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eab27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 171, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.148 115.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec36d',
500: '#9eab27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eab27; $custom-light: #bec36d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eab27",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 171,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.909,
"s": 62.857,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70783,
"c": 0.14838,
"h": 115.3
},
"luminance": 0.36541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAB27
secondary
#7269C5
accent
#42E652
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F7EC
border
#D1D0C7
text
#131208
muted
#82817B