#9FA500
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.4% 0.154 112.4), rgb(159, 165, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.85:1).
About this color
#9FA500 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 112°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.85:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.85:1 |
| White text | 2.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9FA500 |
| RGB | rgb(159, 165, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 100%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.4% 0.154 112.4) |
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 #9FA500 | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc -56.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #9FA500 | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc 52.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9FA500 text on white | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 51.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9FA500 text on black | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc -50.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6ED
oklch(97% 0.012 111.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAECD7
oklch(93.6% 0.028 111.3)
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Step 200
200
#D9DDB5
oklch(88.4% 0.053 112.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1C77E
oklch(80.8% 0.095 112.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9FA500
oklch(69.4% 0.154 112.4)
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Step 500
500
#8C9100
oklch(63.1% 0.14 112.2)
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Step 600
600
#757A00
oklch(55.6% 0.124 112.6)
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Step 700
700
#626600
oklch(49% 0.109 112.4)
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Step 800
800
#505400
oklch(42.8% 0.095 112.9)
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Step 900
900
#434600
oklch(37.9% 0.084 112.5)
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Step 950
950
#272900
oklch(27% 0.06 112.6)
#9FA500 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) | #B39D00 | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B3A01D | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AB9A8C | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9E9E9E | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9FA500
#9FA500
oklch(69.4% 0.154 112.4)
- #A088F3
#A088F3
oklch(69.4% 0.154 292.2)
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 #9FA500, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9FA500.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.015
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.026
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.029
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.032
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.034
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.040
- Brown Yellow #B29705 ΔE 0.046
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.046
Use #9FA500 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.