#9FB230#9FB230
#9FB230 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.151 H 117.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB230 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 178, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 0%, 73%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.06, -23.37, 60.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.06, 64.61, 111.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% -0.07 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.151 117.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7527, 39.4254, 8.7856) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.18
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 2.37
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.39
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.48
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 2.86
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB230 #4330B2
analogous
#B28430 #9FB230 #5EB230
triadic
#9FB230 #309FB2 #B2309F
tetradic
#9FB230 #30B284 #4330B2 #B2305E
square
#9FB230 #30B284 #4330B2 #B2305E
split-complementary
#9FB230 #305EB2 #8430B2
monochromatic
#495216 #748223 #9FB230 #BDD050 #CFDD80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#9FB230 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#9FB230 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB230
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB230 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB230 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA817
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA93B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A899
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb230; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 178, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.151 117.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc972',
500: '#9fb230',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb230; $custom-light: #bfc972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb230",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 178,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.769,
"s": 57.522,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72526,
"c": 0.15082,
"h": 117.6
},
"luminance": 0.39425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB230
secondary
#8478C6
accent
#47E15E
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131308
muted
#82827B