Skip to the color picker

#9caa04 color: Elysia Chlorotica

#9caa04 is rgb(156, 170, 4) in RGB and oklch(70.274% 0.1592 115.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

65°
100%

70.3%
0.159
116°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #9caa04

#9caa04 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 116°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Elysia Chlorotica (#9aae07). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #9caa04 mixed with white

  1. 9caa04
  2. a5b33a
  3. aebb56
  4. b8c46e
  5. c2cd84
  6. cbd599
  7. d5deae
  8. e0e6c2
  9. eaeed7
  10. f4f7eb

Darker: #9caa04 mixed with black

  1. 9caa04
  2. 879303
  3. 737d02
  4. 5f6801
  5. 4c5301
  6. 393f01
  7. 282d00
  8. 181b00
  9. 090b00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #9caa04 with less saturation

  1. 9caa04
  2. 9ca92e
  3. 9ca842
  4. 9ca852
  5. 9da75f
  6. 9da66c
  7. 9da577
  8. 9ea382
  9. 9ea28c
  10. 9ea196

Questions about #9caa04

What color is #9caa04?

#9caa04 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Elysia Chlorotica. In RGB it is rgb(156, 170, 4), in HSL hsl(65.06, 95.4%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.274% 0.1592 115.542).

What colors go well with #9caa04?

The complementary color of #9caa04 is #a888f6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb9500 and #54b95e. The triadic partners are #00acf4 and #ea70a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #9caa04?

Black text reads better on #9caa04: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9caa04 a warm or cool color?

#9caa04 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 116 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.159.