#9FA17C#9FA17C
#9FA17C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.052 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 161, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 16%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 23%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 23%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.21, -7.07, 19.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.21, 20.35, 110.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.76% -0.0179 0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.76% 0.052 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6809, 34.3162, 24.0723) |
| Luminance | 0.3432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.40
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.59
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.49
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.88
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.68
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA17C #7E7CA1
analogous
#A1907C #9FA17C #8CA17C
triadic
#9FA17C #7C9FA1 #A17C9F
tetradic
#9FA17C #7CA190 #7E7CA1 #A17C8C
square
#9FA17C #7CA190 #7E7CA1 #A17C8C
split-complementary
#9FA17C #7C8CA1 #907CA1
monochromatic
#5D5F44 #80825D #9FA17C #B9BBA0 #D3D4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#9FA17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#9FA17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA17C
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA17C | 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)
#A79E7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79F7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 161, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.052 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbca2',
500: '#9fa17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa17c; $custom-light: #bbbca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 161,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.243,
"s": 16.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6976,
"c": 0.05165,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.34316
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA17C
secondary
#B6B5C4
accent
#6FB973
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120F
muted
#81817E