Palettes / Colors / #9FA62A

#9FA62A — Yellow

#9FA62A is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#9FA62A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #302AA7; it also sits naturally between #A76F2A and #62A72A. 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 65% · Blue 16%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #9FA62A

.text { color: #9FA62A; }
.background { background-color: #9FA62A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA62A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 166, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 60%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA62A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 166, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA62A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 166, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA62A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA62A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9FA62A

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Tones of #9FA62A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #302AA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA62A: #000000.

How #9FA62A 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 #9FA62A

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 #9FA62A?

#9FA62A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 166, 42). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA62A?

#9FA62A is RGB 159, 166, 42 — HSL 63°, 60%, 41% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 75%, 35%.

What colors go with #9FA62A?

Its complement is #302AA7; analogous partners are #A76F2A and #62A72A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA62A for text?

Black text on #9FA62A has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.