#9BA60F
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.3% 0.153 114.5), rgb(155, 166, 15).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.85:1).
About this color
#9BA60F is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 114°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.85:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.85:1 |
| White text | 2.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9BA60F |
| RGB | rgb(155, 166, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 83%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.153 114.5) |
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 #9BA60F | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc -57.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #9BA60F | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc 52.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9BA60F text on white | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 51.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9BA60F text on black | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc -50.1 | 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
#F5F7ED
oklch(97.2% 0.013 115.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECD8
oklch(93.5% 0.027 113.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8DEB6
oklch(88.6% 0.053 114.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFC87F
oklch(80.9% 0.096 114.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9BA60F
oklch(69.3% 0.153 114.5)
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Step 500
500
#889200
oklch(63% 0.142 114.5)
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Step 600
600
#727B00
oklch(55.6% 0.126 114.8)
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Step 700
700
#606700
oklch(49.1% 0.111 114.3)
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Step 800
800
#4E5400
oklch(42.6% 0.096 114.4)
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Step 900
900
#414600
oklch(37.7% 0.085 114.3)
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Step 950
950
#262900
oklch(26.9% 0.06 113.9)
#9BA60F 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) | #B39D00 | 0.041 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B29F23 | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A69B8D | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9E9E9E | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9BA60F
#9BA60F
oklch(69.3% 0.153 114.5)
- #A387F1
#A387F1
oklch(69.4% 0.153 294.2)
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 #9BA60F, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9BA60F.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.009
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.021
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.024
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.026
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.030
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.039
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.047
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.050
Use #9BA60F 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.