#9EAB2E#9EAB2E
#9EAB2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.144 H 115.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAB2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 171, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 73.1%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, -20.42, 58.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 62.34, 109.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.83% -0.0619 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.83% 0.144 115.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1574, 36.5927, 8.1113) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.34
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.62
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.97
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.56
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.71
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAB2E #3B2EAB
analogous
#AB7A2E #9EAB2E #5FAB2E
triadic
#9EAB2E #2E9EAB #AB2E9E
tetradic
#9EAB2E #2EAB7A #3B2EAB #AB2E5F
square
#9EAB2E #2EAB7A #3B2EAB #AB2E5F
split-complementary
#9EAB2E #2E5FAB #7A2EAB
monochromatic
#454B14 #717B21 #9EAB2E #C0CE48 #D1DB79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#9EAB2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#9EAB2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAB2E
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAB2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAB2E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A216
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A193
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eab2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 171, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.144 115.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec370',
500: '#9eab2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eab2e; $custom-light: #bec370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eab2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 171,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.24,
"s": 57.604,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70826,
"c": 0.14444,
"h": 115.4
},
"luminance": 0.36592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAB2E
secondary
#7A72C3
accent
#47E157
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B