#9EB256#9EB256

#9EB256 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.120 H 119.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EB256
RGB	rgb(158, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(73, 37%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(73, 52%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 0%, 51.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.31, -20.98, 44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.31, 48.96, 115.38°)
OKLab	oklab(72.82% -0.0595 0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(72.82% 0.12 119.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.7009, 39.7819, 14.8109)
Luminance	0.3978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9EB256 #6A56B2

analogous

#B29856 #9EB256 #70B256

triadic

#9EB256 #569EB2 #B2569E

tetradic

#9EB256 #56B298 #6A56B2 #B25670

square

#9EB256 #56B298 #6A56B2 #B25670

split-complementary

#9EB256 #5670B2 #9856B2

monochromatic

#56612C #7B8B3F #9EB256 #B6C580 #CED8AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#9EB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#9EB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EB256

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EB256	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCA94D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B9AA5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5AA9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9eb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.120 119.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcc988',
    500: '#9eb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9eb256;
$custom-light: #bcc988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9eb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.043,
    "s": 37.398,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72819,
    "c": 0.12041,
    "h": 119.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EB256

secondary

#A69EC6

accent

#5ACD73

background

#FBFCF8

surface

#F7F8F0

border

#D0D1CB

text

#12130B

muted

#81827C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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