#9FA86E#9FA86E
#9FA86E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.079 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 168, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 25%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 35%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 0%, 34.5%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, -12.74, 28.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 31.63, 113.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% -0.0344 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.079 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1152, 36.5022, 20.1553) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.68
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.33
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.33
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.86
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 7.35
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA86E #776EA8
analogous
#A8946E #9FA86E #82A86E
triadic
#9FA86E #6E9FA8 #A86E9F
tetradic
#9FA86E #6EA894 #776EA8 #A86E82
square
#9FA86E #6EA894 #776EA8 #A86E82
split-complementary
#9FA86E #6E82A8 #946EA8
monochromatic
#5B613A #7F8851 #9FA86E #B8BF94 #D2D6BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#9FA86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#9FA86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA86E
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA86E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A26A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA371
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 168, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.079 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc198',
500: '#9fa86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa86e; $custom-light: #bcc198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 168,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.31,
"s": 25,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71018,
"c": 0.07948,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.36502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA86E
secondary
#B0ADC5
accent
#66C175
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F7F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120D
muted
#81817E