#9FA17B#9FA17B
#9FA17B is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.053 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA17B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 161, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 17%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 24%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 23.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.19, -7.22, 19.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.19, 20.90, 110.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.0183 0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.053 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6180, 34.2911, 23.7409) |
| Luminance | 0.3429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.52
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.73
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.48
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.14
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.43
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA17B #7D7BA1
analogous
#A1907B #9FA17B #8CA17B
triadic
#9FA17B #7B9FA1 #A17B9F
tetradic
#9FA17B #7BA190 #7D7BA1 #A17B8C
square
#9FA17B #7BA190 #7D7BA1 #A17B8C
split-complementary
#9FA17B #7B8CA1 #907BA1
monochromatic
#5D5E43 #80825D #9FA17B #B9BA9F #D3D4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#9FA17B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#9FA17B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA17B
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA17B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA17B | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79E79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79F7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa17b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 161, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.053 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbca1',
500: '#9fa17b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa17b; $custom-light: #bbbca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa17b",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 161,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.158,
"s": 16.814,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69737,
"c": 0.05298,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.34291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA17B
secondary
#B5B4C4
accent
#6EBA72
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120F
muted
#81817E