#9DBC68

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(75.3% 0.116 125.7), rgb(157, 188, 104).

Black text reads best on this color (9.82:1).

About this color

#9DBC68 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.116 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.82:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.116)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	9.82:1
White text	2.13:1

Values

HEX	#9DBC68
RGB	rgb(157, 188, 104)
HSL	hsl(82, 39%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.116 125.7)

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 #9DBC68	2.13:1	Fails	Lc -46.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9DBC68	9.82:1	AAA	Lc 62.1	Content text, not long reading
#9DBC68 text on white	2.13:1	Fails	Lc 41.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9DBC68 text on black	9.82:1	AAA	Lc -60.4	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

#E6EDDE

oklch(93.7% 0.021 127.4)
Step 200
200

#D2DEC2

oklch(88.4% 0.04 126.2)
Step 300
300

#B5C996

oklch(80.8% 0.072 125.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9DBC68

oklch(75.3% 0.116 125.7)
Step 500
500

#74981F

oklch(63% 0.148 125.5)
Step 600
600

#5F8100

oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
Step 700
700

#506C00

oklch(49.1% 0.124 125.4)
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

#1F2B05

oklch(26.9% 0.061 125.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9DBC68 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)	#C4B261	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0B16D	0.057
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A2B5A8	0.093
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.116