#9CBC65

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(75.2% 0.12 125.7), rgb(156, 188, 101).

Black text reads best on this color (9.79:1).

About this color

#9CBC65 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.120 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.79:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.120)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	9.79:1
White text	2.14:1

Values

HEX	#9CBC65
RGB	rgb(156, 188, 101)
HSL	hsl(82, 39%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.2% 0.12 125.7)

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 #9CBC65	2.14:1	Fails	Lc -46.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9CBC65	9.79:1	AAA	Lc 61.9	Content text, not long reading
#9CBC65 text on white	2.14:1	Fails	Lc 42.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9CBC65 text on black	9.79:1	AAA	Lc -60.2	Content text, not long reading

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

#F4F7F0

oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
Step 100
100

#E6EDDD

oklch(93.6% 0.023 126.2)
Step 200
200

#D2DFC1

oklch(88.6% 0.043 126.4)
Step 300
300

#B5CA95

oklch(81% 0.075 125.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9CBC65

oklch(75.2% 0.12 125.7)
Step 500
500

#739916

oklch(63.2% 0.153 125.8)
Step 600
600

#5F8100

oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
Step 700
700

#4F6C00

oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
Step 800
800

#415900

oklch(42.8% 0.109 125.6)
Step 900
900

#354A00

oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
Step 950
950

#1F2C04

oklch(27.2% 0.064 126)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9CBC65 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)	#C4B25E	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0B16A	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A1B5A7	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.120