#9EB237#9EB237
#9EB237 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.147 H 118.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 178, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 0%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, -23.41, 57.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 62.17, 112.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% -0.0694 0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.147 118.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7112, 39.3860, 9.5981) |
| Luminance | 0.3939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 1.54
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 2.47
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.57
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 2.92
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.92
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB237 #4B37B2
analogous
#B28837 #9EB237 #60B237
triadic
#9EB237 #379EB2 #B2379E
tetradic
#9EB237 #37B288 #4B37B2 #B23760
square
#9EB237 #37B288 #4B37B2 #B23760
split-complementary
#9EB237 #3760B2 #8837B2
monochromatic
#4B541A #748329 #9EB237 #BACC5A #CDDB89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#9EB237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#9EB237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB237
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB237 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA824
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A89A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 178, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.147 118.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec975',
500: '#9eb237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb237; $custom-light: #bec975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb237",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 178,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.756,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72499,
"c": 0.14669,
"h": 118.2
},
"luminance": 0.39386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB237
secondary
#8B80C5
accent
#4CDC63
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#121309
muted
#81827B