Palettes / Colors / #9FA437

#9FA437 — Muted Yellow

#9FA437 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #9FA437 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9FA437 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3C37A4; it also sits naturally between #A47337 and #68A437. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 64% · Blue 22%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9FA437

.text { color: #9FA437; }
.background { background-color: #9FA437; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA437; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 164, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 50%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA437; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 164, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA437; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 164, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA437">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA437">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C37A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA437: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA437

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9FA437 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9FA437 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FA437?

#9FA437 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 164, 55). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA437?

#9FA437 is RGB 159, 164, 55 — HSL 63°, 50%, 43% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 66%, 36%.

What colors go with #9FA437?

Its complement is #3C37A4; analogous partners are #A47337 and #68A437. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA437 for text?

Black text on #9FA437 has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.