#9CCD5D
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(79% 0.151 129), rgb(156, 205, 93).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.30:1).
About this color
#9CCD5D is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 129°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.30:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.30:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9CCD5D |
| RGB | rgb(156, 205, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 53%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.151 129) |
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 #9CCD5D | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9CCD5D | 11.30:1 | AAA | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9CCD5D text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9CCD5D text on black | 11.30:1 | AAA | Lc -67.6 | 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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F1F8EA
oklch(97% 0.02 128.7)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0D1
oklch(93.6% 0.044 128.4)
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Step 200
200
#C8E5A9
oklch(88.6% 0.085 129)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9CCD5D
oklch(79% 0.151 129)
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Step 400
400
#7BB500
oklch(70.6% 0.187 129)
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Step 500
500
#699C00
oklch(63.2% 0.168 129.1)
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Step 600
600
#588300
oklch(55.7% 0.148 128.9)
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Step 700
700
#496E00
oklch(49.1% 0.13 129)
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Step 800
800
#3B5A00
oklch(42.7% 0.113 129)
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Step 900
900
#304B00
oklch(37.7% 0.1 129.3)
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Step 950
950
#1B2D00
oklch(27.1% 0.072 129.3)
#9CCD5D 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) | #D6C052 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CFBD64 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A0C5B4 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9CCD5D
#9CCD5D
oklch(79% 0.151 129)
- #D5A0FF
#D5A0FF
oklch(79% 0.142 309.1)
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 #9CCD5D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.033
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.036
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.041
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.045
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.046
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.048
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.048
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.054
Use #9CCD5D 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.