#9FA47D#9FA47D
#9FA47D is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.055 H 113.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA47D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 164, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 18%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 24%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 23.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, -8.52, 19.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 21.46, 113.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.44% -0.022 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.44% 0.055 113.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2750, 35.4028, 24.5839) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.17
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.38
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.42
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.83
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 7.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA47D #827DA4
analogous
#A4967D #9FA47D #8CA47D
triadic
#9FA47D #7D9FA4 #A47D9F
tetradic
#9FA47D #7DA496 #827DA4 #A47D8C
square
#9FA47D #7DA496 #827DA4 #A47D8C
split-complementary
#9FA47D #7D8CA4 #967DA4
monochromatic
#5E6245 #81865E #9FA47D #BABDA1 #D4D6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#9FA47D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#9FA47D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA47D
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA47D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA47D | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA07B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa47d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 164, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.055 113.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbfa2',
500: '#9fa47d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa47d; $custom-light: #bbbfa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa47d",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 164,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.692,
"s": 17.647,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70439,
"c": 0.05458,
"h": 113.7
},
"luminance": 0.35403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA47D
secondary
#B8B6C6
accent
#6DBA77
background
#FBFBFA
surface
#F6F6F3
border
#D0D0CD
text
#12120F
muted
#81817F