#9EB56E#9EB56E
#9EB56E is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.099 H 123.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 181, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 32%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 39%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 39.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.48, -19.81, 33.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.48, 38.99, 120.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% -0.0544 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.099 123.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4387, 41.4425, 20.9864) |
| Luminance | 0.4144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 2.91
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.17
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.92
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 5.01
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.19
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB56E #856EB5
analogous
#B5A96E #9EB56E #7BB56E
triadic
#9EB56E #6E9EB5 #B56E9E
tetradic
#9EB56E #6EB5A9 #856EB5 #B56E7B
square
#9EB56E #6EB5A9 #856EB5 #B56E7B
split-complementary
#9EB56E #6E7BB5 #A96EB5
monochromatic
#5E7039 #80984E #9EB56E #B9CA97 #D4DEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#9EB56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#9EB56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB56E
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB56E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAD69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3AFA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 181, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.099 123.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcb98',
500: '#9eb56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb56e; $custom-light: #bbcb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 181,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.437,
"s": 32.42,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73861,
"c": 0.0987,
"h": 123.4
},
"luminance": 0.41443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB56E
secondary
#BAB1CE
accent
#5FC981
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#12130E
muted
#81827E