#9DB855

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(74.1% 0.13 122.3), rgb(157, 184, 85).

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

About this color

#9DB855 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.42:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.130)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	9.42:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#9DB855
RGB	rgb(157, 184, 85)
HSL	hsl(76, 41%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.1% 0.13 122.3)

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 #9DB855	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9DB855	9.42:1	AAA	Lc 60.1	Content text, not long reading
#9DB855 text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9DB855 text on black	9.42:1	AAA	Lc -58.3	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

#E7EDDC

oklch(93.7% 0.023 122.7)
Step 200
200

#D4DEBE

oklch(88.5% 0.044 121.4)
Step 300
300

#B7CA8F

oklch(81% 0.082 122.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9DB855

oklch(74.1% 0.13 122.3)
Step 500
500

#7A9700

oklch(63.1% 0.154 122.2)
Step 600
600

#667F00

oklch(55.6% 0.135 122.3)
Step 700
700

#556B00

oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
Step 800
800

#455700

oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
Step 900
900

#394900

oklch(37.8% 0.092 122.7)
Step 950
950

#212B00

oklch(27% 0.066 122.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9DB855 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)	#C2AE4B	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BEAE5B	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A4B0A2	0.108
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.130