#9EC459#9EC459
#9EC459 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.142 H 125.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EC459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 196, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 0%, 54.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -29.47, 48.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 57.08, 121.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% -0.0831 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.142 125.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6436, 47.4698, 16.7340) |
| Luminance | 0.4747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.55
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.01
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.30
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.91
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.08
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EC459 #7F59C4
analogous
#C4B459 #9EC459 #68C459
triadic
#9EC459 #599EC4 #C4599E
tetradic
#9EC459 #59C4B4 #7F59C4 #C45968
square
#9EC459 #59C4B4 #7F59C4 #C45968
split-complementary
#9EC459 #5968C4 #B459C4
monochromatic
#5D782B #7FA53B #9EC459 #B8D486 #D3E4B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#9EC459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#9EC459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EC459
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EC459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EC459 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB94F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4BCAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ec459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 196, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.142 125.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd68b',
500: '#9ec459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ec459; $custom-light: #bdd68b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ec459",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 196,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.308,
"s": 47.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76992,
"c": 0.14188,
"h": 125.8
},
"luminance": 0.4747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EC459
secondary
#B6A6D3
accent
#51D780
background
#FBFDF8
surface
#F7FAF0
border
#D0D3CB
text
#12140C
muted
#81837D