#969F12
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(67.3% 0.147 113.8), rgb(150, 159, 18).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.26:1).
About this color
#969F12 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 114°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.26:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 7.26:1 |
| White text | 2.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #969F12 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 159, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 80%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.3% 0.147 113.8) |
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 #969F12 | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc -60.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #969F12 | 7.26:1 | AAA | Lc 49.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #969F12 text on white | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc 55.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #969F12 text on black | 7.26:1 | AAA | Lc -46.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6ED
oklch(97% 0.012 111.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECD8
oklch(93.5% 0.027 113.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8DDB7
oklch(88.4% 0.051 113.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C882
oklch(81% 0.092 113.8)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#969F12
oklch(67.3% 0.147 113.8)
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Step 500
500
#899200
oklch(63.1% 0.142 114.1)
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Step 600
600
#737A00
oklch(55.5% 0.124 113.7)
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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
#262900
oklch(26.9% 0.06 113.9)
#969F12 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) | #AC9700 | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AB9923 | 0.037 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A19587 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #989898 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #969F12
#969F12
oklch(67.3% 0.147 113.8)
- #9C82E7
#9C82E7
oklch(67.3% 0.147 293.9)
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 #969F12, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.018
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.019
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.031
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.034
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.040
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.045
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.047
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.050
Use #969F12 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.