#9EC85F
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(78% 0.142 127.5), rgb(158, 200, 95).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.88:1).
About this color
#9EC85F is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.88:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.88:1 |
| White text | 1.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9EC85F |
| RGB | rgb(158, 200, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 49%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.142 127.5) |
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 #9EC85F | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc -41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9EC85F | 10.88:1 | AAA | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9EC85F text on white | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9EC85F text on black | 10.88:1 | AAA | Lc -65.6 | 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
#F2F8EB
oklch(97.1% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 100
100
#E2F0D3
oklch(93.7% 0.041 128.3)
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Step 200
200
#CBE4AC
oklch(88.6% 0.079 127.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9EC85F
oklch(78% 0.142 127.5)
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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)
#9EC85F 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) | #D1BC55 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CBBA66 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A3C0B0 | 0.112 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BBBBBB | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9EC85F
#9EC85F
oklch(78% 0.142 127.5)
- #D09EFD
#D09EFD
oklch(78% 0.141 307.6)
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 #9EC85F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.027
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.028
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.035
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.041
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.042
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.042
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.046
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.053
Use #9EC85F 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.