#9FA17A#9FA17A
#9FA17A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.054 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 161, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 17%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 24%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 24.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.17, -7.36, 20.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.17, 21.44, 110.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.72% -0.0187 0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.72% 0.054 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5557, 34.2661, 23.4129) |
| Luminance | 0.3427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.65
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.88
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.49
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.18
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.40
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA17A #7C7AA1
analogous
#A18F7A #9FA17A #8BA17A
triadic
#9FA17A #7A9FA1 #A17A9F
tetradic
#9FA17A #7AA18F #7C7AA1 #A17A8B
square
#9FA17A #7AA18F #7C7AA1 #A17A8B
split-complementary
#9FA17A #7A8BA1 #8F7AA1
monochromatic
#5D5E43 #80825C #9FA17A #B9BA9E #D3D4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#9FA17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#9FA17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA17A
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA17A | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79D78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89F7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 161, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.054 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbca0',
500: '#9fa17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa17a; $custom-light: #bbbca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 161,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.077,
"s": 17.181,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69715,
"c": 0.05431,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.34266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA17A
secondary
#B4B3C4
accent
#6EBA72
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120E
muted
#81817E