#9DCD51
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(78.9% 0.161 127.6), rgb(157, 205, 81).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.28:1).
About this color
#9DCD51 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.28:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.28:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9DCD51 |
| RGB | rgb(157, 205, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 55%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.161 127.6) |
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 #9DCD51 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9DCD51 | 11.28:1 | AAA | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9DCD51 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9DCD51 text on black | 11.28:1 | 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
#F1F8E9
oklch(97% 0.021 127.4)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0CF
oklch(93.5% 0.046 127.3)
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Step 200
200
#C8E5A5
oklch(88.5% 0.09 127.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9DCD51
oklch(78.9% 0.161 127.6)
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Step 400
400
#80B400
oklch(70.7% 0.183 127.5)
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Step 500
500
#6D9A00
oklch(63% 0.164 127.5)
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Step 600
600
#5B8200
oklch(55.6% 0.145 127.6)
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Step 700
700
#4C6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#334A00
oklch(37.6% 0.097 127.1)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
#9DCD51 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) | #D7C043 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D0BD5A | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A2C4B3 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.162 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9DCD51
#9DCD51
oklch(78.9% 0.161 127.6)
- #D2A1FF
#D2A1FF
oklch(78.8% 0.139 307.4)
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 #9DCD51, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.023
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.037
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.040
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.046
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.052
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.053
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.055
Use #9DCD51 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.