#939B06
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66.1% 0.147 113.4), rgb(147, 155, 6).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).
About this color
#939B06 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.93:1 |
| White text | 3.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #939B06 |
| RGB | rgb(147, 155, 6) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 93%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.147 113.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #939B06 | 3.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #939B06 | 6.93:1 | AA | Lc 47.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #939B06 text on white | 3.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #939B06 text on black | 6.93:1 | AA | Lc -44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECDC
oklch(93.6% 0.021 115.4)
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Step 200
200
#D8DCBF
oklch(88.4% 0.039 113.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0C691
oklch(80.9% 0.071 113.2)
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Step 400
400
#A0A84E
oklch(70.6% 0.115 113.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#939B06
oklch(66.1% 0.147 113.4)
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Step 600
600
#747A00
oklch(55.6% 0.124 113.2)
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Step 700
700
#616700
oklch(49.2% 0.11 113.7)
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Step 800
800
#4F5400
oklch(42.7% 0.096 113.7)
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Step 900
900
#424600
oklch(37.8% 0.084 113.4)
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Step 950
950
#272900
oklch(27% 0.06 112.6)
#939B06 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A89300 | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A7951D | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9E9183 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #949494 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #939B06
#939B06
oklch(66.1% 0.147 113.4)
- #977EE3
#977EE3
oklch(65.9% 0.147 293.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #939B06, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.006
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.030
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.038
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.043
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.048
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.050
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Gold #B59410 ΔE 0.055
Use #939B06 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.