#9FAE29#9FAE29
#9FAE29 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.150 H 116.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAE29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 174, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 76.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -21.72, 61.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 65.20, 109.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% -0.066 0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.15 116.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8352, 37.8036, 7.8225) |
| Luminance | 0.3780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 1.87
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.50
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.68
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.09
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.34
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAE29 #3829AE
analogous
#AE7B29 #9FAE29 #5DAE29
triadic
#9FAE29 #299FAE #AE299F
tetradic
#9FAE29 #29AE7B #3829AE #AE295D
square
#9FAE29 #29AE7B #3829AE #AE295D
split-complementary
#9FAE29 #295DAE #7B29AE
monochromatic
#444B12 #727C1D #9FAE29 #C2D242 #D2DE73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#9FAE29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#9FAE29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAE29
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAE29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAE29 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA505
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fae29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 174, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.150 116.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc66e',
500: '#9fae29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fae29; $custom-light: #bfc66e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fae29",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 174,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.767,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71563,
"c": 0.15029,
"h": 116.1
},
"luminance": 0.37803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAE29
secondary
#776DC5
accent
#43E555
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131308
muted
#82827B