#9FA44E#9FA44E
#9FA44E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.110 H 111.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 52.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -14.18, 43.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 45.71, 108.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% -0.0411 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.11 111.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9493, 34.4725, 12.3351) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.06
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.23
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.36
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 6.72
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.85
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA44E #534EA4
analogous
#A47E4E #9FA44E #74A44E
triadic
#9FA44E #4E9FA4 #A44E9F
tetradic
#9FA44E #4EA47E #534EA4 #A44E74
square
#9FA44E #4EA47E #534EA4 #A44E74
split-complementary
#9FA44E #4E74A4 #7E4EA4
monochromatic
#4F5127 #777B3A #9FA44E #B8BC73 #CDD09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#9FA44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#9FA44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA44E
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA44E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.110 111.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbe82',
500: '#9fa44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa44e; $custom-light: #bdbe82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.488,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69625,
"c": 0.11017,
"h": 111.9
},
"luminance": 0.34472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA44E
secondary
#9491BD
accent
#5CCC63
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F7F6EF
border
#D0D0CA
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C