#9FAD2E#9FAD2E
#9FAD2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.146 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAD2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 173, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 0%, 73.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, -20.99, 59.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 63.14, 109.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% -0.0636 0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.146 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7356, 37.4558, 8.2475) |
| Luminance | 0.3745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.36
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.65
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.84
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.39
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.48
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAD2E #3C2EAD
analogous
#AD7B2E #9FAD2E #5FAD2E
triadic
#9FAD2E #2E9FAD #AD2E9F
tetradic
#9FAD2E #2EAD7B #3C2EAD #AD2E5F
square
#9FAD2E #2EAD7B #3C2EAD #AD2E5F
split-complementary
#9FAD2E #2E5FAD #7B2EAD
monochromatic
#464C14 #737D21 #9FAD2E #C0CF49 #D1DC7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#9FAD2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#9FAD2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAD2E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAD2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAD2E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A415
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A639
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fad2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 173, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.146 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc570',
500: '#9fad2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fad2e; $custom-light: #bfc570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fad2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 173,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.614,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71365,
"c": 0.14635,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.37455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAD2E
secondary
#7C73C4
accent
#47E158
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B