#9FBC56#9FBC56
#9FBC56 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.133 H 122.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FBC56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 188, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 0%, 54.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, -25.52, 47.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 54.08, 118.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% -0.0723 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.133 122.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9612, 44.0091, 15.5077) |
| Luminance | 0.4401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 1.04
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.20
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.46
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.02
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.47
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FBC56 #7356BC
analogous
#BCA656 #9FBC56 #6CBC56
triadic
#9FBC56 #569FBC #BC569F
tetradic
#9FBC56 #56BCA6 #7356BC #BC566C
square
#9FBC56 #56BCA6 #7356BC #BC566C
split-complementary
#9FBC56 #566CBC #A656BC
monochromatic
#5A6D2B #7E983C #9FBC56 #B8CD82 #D1DFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#9FBC56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#9FBC56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FBC56
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FBC56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FBC56 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B24C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B15C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6B4A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fbc56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 188, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.133 122.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd089',
500: '#9fbc56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fbc56; $custom-light: #bdd089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fbc56",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 188,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.059,
"s": 43.22,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75183,
"c": 0.13343,
"h": 122.8
},
"luminance": 0.44009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FBC56
secondary
#ADA1CD
accent
#55D379
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F7F9F0
border
#D0D2CB
text
#12140C
muted
#81827D