#9FAB7F

Closest named color: Stone (#ADA587). oklch(72% 0.062 120.4), rgb(159, 171, 127).

Black text reads best on this color (8.60:1).

About this color

#9FAB7F is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 72%, its chroma 0.062 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Stone (#ADA587), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.60:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (72%)
Chroma	muted (0.062)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Stone (#ADA587)
Black text	8.60:1
White text	2.44:1

Values

HEX	#9FAB7F
RGB	rgb(159, 171, 127)
HSL	hsl(76, 21%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(72% 0.062 120.4)

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 #9FAB7F	2.44:1	Fails	Lc -53.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9FAB7F	8.60:1	AAA	Lc 56.0	Large or bold text, headings
#9FAB7F text on white	2.44:1	Fails	Lc 48.0	Large or bold text, headings
#9FAB7F text on black	8.60:1	AAA	Lc -54.0	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

#F5F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.005 117.9)
Step 100
100

#E9EBE3

oklch(93.6% 0.011 118)
Step 200
200

#D7DBCC

oklch(88.4% 0.021 119)
Step 300
300

#BDC5A9

oklch(81% 0.039 120.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9FAB7F

oklch(72% 0.062 120.4)
Step 500
500

#839159

oklch(63.1% 0.08 120.2)
Step 600
600

#6C7B3E

oklch(55.6% 0.087 120.7)
Step 700
700

#5A6730

oklch(48.9% 0.08 120.4)
Step 800
800

#4A5429

oklch(42.6% 0.066 120)
Step 900
900

#3E4625

oklch(37.8% 0.053 120.1)
Step 950
950

#242916

oklch(27% 0.034 120.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FAB7F 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)	#B1A67C	0.027
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AFA681	0.026
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A3A69F	0.052
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A6A6A6	0.063