#9FAE32#9FAE32
#9FAE32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.145 H 116.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAE32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 174, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 71.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.93, -21.28, 58.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.93, 62.16, 110.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.62% -0.064 0.1301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.62% 0.145 116.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0106, 37.8737, 8.7464) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.62
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 2.95
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.02
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.03
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.24
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAE32 #4132AE
analogous
#AE7F32 #9FAE32 #61AE32
triadic
#9FAE32 #329FAE #AE329F
tetradic
#9FAE32 #32AE7F #4132AE #AE3261
square
#9FAE32 #32AE7F #4132AE #AE3261
split-complementary
#9FAE32 #3261AE #7F32AE
monochromatic
#484F17 #747E24 #9FAE32 #BECD50 #D0DA80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#9FAE32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#9FAE32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAE32
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAE32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAE32 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA51C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A63C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fae32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 174, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.145 116.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc672',
500: '#9fae32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fae32; $custom-light: #bfc672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fae32",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 174,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.258,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71621,
"c": 0.145,
"h": 116.2
},
"luminance": 0.37873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAE32
secondary
#8178C4
accent
#49DF5B
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131308
muted
#82827B