#9AB950

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(74.1% 0.137 123.5), rgb(154, 185, 80).

Black text reads best on this color (9.42:1).

About this color

#9AB950 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.137 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.42:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.137)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	9.42:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#9AB950
RGB	rgb(154, 185, 80)
HSL	hsl(78, 43%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.1% 0.137 123.5)

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 #9AB950	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9AB950	9.42:1	AAA	Lc 60.2	Content text, not long reading
#9AB950 text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9AB950 text on black	9.42:1	AAA	Lc -58.4	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F7EF

oklch(97.2% 0.011 123.5)
Step 100
100

#E6EDDB

oklch(93.6% 0.025 124.3)
Step 200
200

#D3DFBD

oklch(88.6% 0.047 123.2)
Step 300
300

#B5CA8D

oklch(80.8% 0.085 123.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9AB950

oklch(74.1% 0.137 123.5)
Step 500
500

#779800

oklch(63.1% 0.156 123.6)
Step 600
600

#647F00

oklch(55.5% 0.136 123.2)
Step 700
700

#536B00

oklch(49% 0.121 123.6)
Step 800
800

#445800

oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
Step 900
900

#384900

oklch(37.7% 0.093 123.4)
Step 950
950

#202B00

oklch(26.9% 0.066 123.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9AB950 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)	#C3AF45	0.059
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BFAE57	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A1B1A2	0.112
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.137