#9FAB4E#9FAB4E
#9FAB4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.119 H 115.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAB4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 171, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 54.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, -17.78, 45.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 49.09, 111.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% -0.0513 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.119 115.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2366, 37.0472, 12.7642) |
| Luminance | 0.3705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.51
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 5.18
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.52
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.61
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.62
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAB4E #5A4EAB
analogous
#AB894E #9FAB4E #71AB4E
triadic
#9FAB4E #4E9FAB #AB4E9F
tetradic
#9FAB4E #4EAB89 #5A4EAB #AB4E71
square
#9FAB4E #4EAB89 #5A4EAB #AB4E71
split-complementary
#9FAB4E #4E71AB #894EAB
monochromatic
#515728 #78813B #9FAB4E #B7C076 #CDD4A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#9FAB4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#9FAB4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAB4E
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAB4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAB4E | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A345
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A553
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fab4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 171, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.119 115.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc482',
500: '#9fab4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fab4e; $custom-light: #bdc482; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fab4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 171,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.742,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71205,
"c": 0.11884,
"h": 115.6
},
"luminance": 0.37047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAB4E
secondary
#9A94C1
accent
#5ACD69
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F7F8EF
border
#D0D1CA
text
#12120B
muted
#81817C