#9FB16D#9FB16D
#9FB16D is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.094 H 120.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB16D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 177, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 30%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 0%, 38.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, -17.51, 32.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 37.13, 118.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.048 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.094 120.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7805, 39.9194, 20.4433) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.77
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.80
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.72
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 5.75
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 6.02
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB16D #7F6DB1
analogous
#B1A16D #9FB16D #7DB16D
triadic
#9FB16D #6D9FB1 #B16D9F
tetradic
#9FB16D #6DB1A1 #7F6DB1 #B16D7D
square
#9FB16D #6DB1A1 #7F6DB1 #B16D7D
split-complementary
#9FB16D #6D7DB1 #A16DB1
monochromatic
#5D6B39 #80934E #9FB16D #B9C695 #D3DCBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9FB16D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#9FB16D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB16D
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB16D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB16D | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AA68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb16d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 177, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.094 120.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc898',
500: '#9fb16d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb16d; $custom-light: #bcc898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb16d",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 177,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.882,
"s": 30.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73016,
"c": 0.09363,
"h": 120.8
},
"luminance": 0.39919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB16D
secondary
#B6AFCB
accent
#61C77C
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#12130D
muted
#81827E