#9FA47E#9FA47E
#9FA47E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.053 H 113.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 164, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 17%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 23%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 23.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -8.37, 19.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 20.93, 113.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.46% -0.0215 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.46% 0.053 113.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3392, 35.4284, 24.9220) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.16
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.28
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.30
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.75
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 7.33
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA47E #837EA4
analogous
#A4967E #9FA47E #8CA47E
triadic
#9FA47E #7E9FA4 #A47E9F
tetradic
#9FA47E #7EA496 #837EA4 #A47E8C
square
#9FA47E #7EA496 #837EA4 #A47E8C
split-complementary
#9FA47E #7E8CA4 #967EA4
monochromatic
#5E6245 #81865F #9FA47E #BABDA2 #D4D7C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#9FA47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#9FA47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA47E
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA47E | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA07C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 164, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.053 113.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbfa3',
500: '#9fa47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa47e; $custom-light: #bbbfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 164,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.895,
"s": 17.273,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70461,
"c": 0.05325,
"h": 113.9
},
"luminance": 0.35428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA47E
secondary
#B9B7C7
accent
#6EBA78
background
#FBFBFA
surface
#F6F6F4
border
#D0D0CE
text
#12120F
muted
#81817F