#9FA451#9FA451
#9FA451 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.107 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 164, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 34%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 51%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 50.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -13.90, 42.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 44.27, 108.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.66% -0.04 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.66% 0.107 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0593, 34.5165, 12.9145) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.75
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 6.39
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.67
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.83
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.98
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA451 #5651A4
analogous
#A47F51 #9FA451 #76A451
triadic
#9FA451 #519FA4 #A4519F
tetradic
#9FA451 #51A47F #5651A4 #A45176
square
#9FA451 #51A47F #5651A4 #A45176
split-complementary
#9FA451 #5176A4 #7F51A4
monochromatic
#505229 #777B3D #9FA451 #B7BC77 #CDD0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#9FA451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#9FA451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA451
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA451 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA055
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 164, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.107 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbe84',
500: '#9fa451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa451; $custom-light: #bdbe84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa451",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 164,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.614,
"s": 33.878,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69664,
"c": 0.10714,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.34516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA451
secondary
#9694BD
accent
#5ECA64
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F7F6EF
border
#D0D0CA
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C