#9FB256#9FB256

#9FB256 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.120 H 119.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FB256
RGB	rgb(159, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(72, 37%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(72, 52%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 0%, 51.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.39, -20.58, 44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.39, 48.88, 114.90°)
OKLab	oklab(72.9% -0.0585 0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.12 119.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.8985, 39.8838, 14.8202)
Luminance	0.3988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FB256 #6956B2

analogous

#B29756 #9FB256 #71B256

triadic

#9FB256 #569FB2 #B2569F

tetradic

#9FB256 #56B297 #6956B2 #B25671

square

#9FB256 #56B297 #6956B2 #B25671

split-complementary

#9FB256 #5671B2 #9756B2

monochromatic

#56612C #7C8B3F #9FB256 #B7C580 #CFD8AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#9FB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#9FB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FB256

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FB256	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)

#BCA94D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BAAA5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7AA9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.120 119.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bdc988',
    500: '#9fb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fb256;
$custom-light: #bdc988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.391,
    "s": 37.398,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72895,
    "c": 0.12005,
    "h": 119.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FB256

secondary

#A69EC6

accent

#5ACD72

background

#FBFCF8

surface

#F7F8F0

border

#D0D1CB

text

#12130B

muted

#81827C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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