#9AA100
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(68% 0.152 112.9), rgb(154, 161, 0).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.47:1).
About this color
#9AA100 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.47:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.47:1 |
| White text | 2.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9AA100 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 161, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 100%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.152 112.9) |
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 #9AA100 | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc -59.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #9AA100 | 7.47:1 | AAA | Lc 50.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9AA100 text on white | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc 53.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9AA100 text on black | 7.47:1 | AAA | Lc -48.0 | 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
#EAECD8
oklch(93.6% 0.027 111.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9DDB6
oklch(88.4% 0.052 112.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1C77F
oklch(80.8% 0.094 112.4)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9AA100
oklch(68% 0.152 112.9)
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Step 500
500
#8B9100
oklch(63% 0.14 112.7)
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Step 600
600
#757A00
oklch(55.6% 0.124 112.6)
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Step 700
700
#626600
oklch(49% 0.109 112.4)
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Step 800
800
#505400
oklch(42.8% 0.095 112.9)
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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)
#9AA100 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) | #AE9900 | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AE9C1C | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A59688 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9A9A9A | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9AA100
#9AA100
oklch(68% 0.152 112.9)
- #9D84ED
#9D84ED
oklch(68.1% 0.152 292.9)
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 #9AA100, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.014
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.026
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.029
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.030
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.035
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.042
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.044
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.052
Use #9AA100 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.