#9FCD58
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(79.1% 0.154 127.5), rgb(159, 205, 88).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.34:1).
About this color
#9FCD58 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.154 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.34:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.34:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9FCD58 |
| RGB | rgb(159, 205, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 54%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.1% 0.154 127.5) |
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 #9FCD58 | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9FCD58 | 11.34:1 | AAA | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9FCD58 text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9FCD58 text on black | 11.34:1 | AAA | Lc -67.8 | 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
#F1F8EA
oklch(97% 0.02 128.7)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0D0
oklch(93.6% 0.045 127.8)
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Step 200
200
#C9E4A7
oklch(88.4% 0.086 127.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9FCD58
oklch(79.1% 0.154 127.5)
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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)
#9FCD58 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) | #D6C04C | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D0BE60 | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A4C5B3 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9FCD58
#9FCD58
oklch(79.1% 0.154 127.5)
- #D3A2FF
#D3A2FF
oklch(79.1% 0.138 307.7)
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 #9FCD58, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.030
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.043
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.043
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.044
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.050
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.056
Use #9FCD58 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.