#9CA500
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.1% 0.155 113.6), rgb(156, 165, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.79:1).
About this color
#9CA500 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.155 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 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.79:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.79:1 |
| White text | 2.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9CA500 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 165, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 100%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.155 113.6) |
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 #9CA500 | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc -57.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #9CA500 | 7.79:1 | AAA | Lc 51.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9CA500 text on white | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 52.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9CA500 text on black | 7.79:1 | AAA | Lc -49.8 | 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
#F5F7ED
oklch(97.2% 0.013 115.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECD7
oklch(93.5% 0.028 113.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8DEB5
oklch(88.5% 0.055 114.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0C87E
oklch(80.9% 0.097 113.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9CA500
oklch(69.1% 0.155 113.6)
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Step 500
500
#8A9200
oklch(63.2% 0.142 113.6)
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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
#262900
oklch(26.9% 0.06 113.9)
#9CA500 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) | #B29C00 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B29F1D | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A79A8C | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9E9E9E | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9CA500
#9CA500
oklch(69.1% 0.155 113.6)
- #A186F2
#A186F2
oklch(69.1% 0.156 293.4)
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 #9CA500, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9CA500.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.011
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.023
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.027
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.028
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.033
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.037
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.048
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.049
Use #9CA500 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.