#9FB239#9FB239
#9FB239 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.145 H 117.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 178, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 68%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 0%, 68%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.12, -22.87, 56.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.12, 61.35, 111.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% -0.0677 0.1281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.145 117.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9576, 39.5074, 9.8649) |
| Luminance | 0.3951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 1.65
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 2.64
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.84
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 3.10
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.16
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB239 #4C39B2
analogous
#B28839 #9FB239 #63B239
triadic
#9FB239 #399FB2 #B2399F
tetradic
#9FB239 #39B288 #4C39B2 #B23963
square
#9FB239 #39B288 #4C39B2 #B23963
split-complementary
#9FB239 #3963B2 #8839B2
monochromatic
#4C551B #76842A #9FB239 #BACB5D #CEDA8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#9FB239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#9FB239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB239
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB239 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA827
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A89A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 178, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.145 117.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec976',
500: '#9fb239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb239; $custom-light: #bec976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb239",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 178,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.421,
"s": 51.489,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72592,
"c": 0.14494,
"h": 117.9
},
"luminance": 0.39507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB239
secondary
#8D82C4
accent
#4DDB63
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#121309
muted
#81827B