Color

#9A9A24

Warm olive. Nearest reference color: Citron.

RGB

0–255

154

CMYK

0–100%

76.62%

39.61%

RGB describes how #9A9A24 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 154, green 154 and blue 36.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 0%, yellow 76.62% and black 39.61%.

HSL values

H 60° S 62.11% L 37.25%

In the HSL color model, #9A9A24 has a hue of 60°, 62.11% saturation and 37.25% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9A9A24 is a medium, warm olive with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #9A9A24 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9A9A24

RGB rgb(154, 154, 36)

HSL hsl(60 62.11% 37.25%)

OKLCH oklch(0.665477 0.133087 109.5298)

CSS --color: #9A9A24;

Tints of #9A9A24

Tints are lighter variations of #9A9A24. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F4F688 #DDDF71 #C6C759 #B0B040 #9A9A24

Shades of #9A9A24

Shades are darker variations of #9A9A24. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9A9A24 #717000 #494900 #252500 #060600

Tones of #9A9A24

Tones reduce the chroma of #9A9A24, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9A9A24 #989948 #979860 #959775 #949587

Tonal range of #9A9A24

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9A9A24 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F4F688 #DDDF71 #C6C759 #B0B040 #9A9A24 #717000 #494900 #252500 #060600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F4F688;
    --color-200: #DDDF71;
    --color-300: #C6C759;
    --color-400: #B0B040;
    --color-500: #9A9A24;
    --color-600: #717000;
    --color-700: #494900;
    --color-800: #252500;
    --color-900: #060600;
}

Colors that go with #9A9A24

Color harmonies for #9A9A24 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9A9A24 #9384E0

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BF8915 #9A9A24 #66A755

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9A9A24 #00A2D4 #CF6FA0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9A9A24 #6194E5 #B777C7

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9A9A24 #00A8AF #9384E0 #D96F72

CSS gradients with #9A9A24

These gradients show how #9A9A24 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9A9A24 #B2B366 #CBCC9A #E4E6CD #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9A24, #B2B366, #CBCC9A, #E4E6CD, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9A9A24 #676715 #393907 #101001 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9A24, #676715, #393907, #101001, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9A9A24 #CB802A #D96F72 #C572B5 #9384E0

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9A24, #CB802A, #D96F72, #C572B5, #9384E0);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9A9A24. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.99:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.02:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3011 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9A9A24 as the background.

background-color: #9A9A24;
color: #000000;

Using #9A9A24 in design

See how #9A9A24 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9A9A24 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9A9A24 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DDDF71

#9A9A24

#252500

Colors similar to #9A9A24

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9A9A24, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B3B343 #828100 #9B9A00 #98994E #A89516 #8A9F34 #B4A12A #7F9325

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9A9A24 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #A79306 Deuteranopia #A8972E Tritanopia #A59084

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9A9A24 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 25.2014
Y: 30.1094
Z: 6.1529

CIELAB

L*: 61.7485
a*: -13.9055
b*: 57.3006

OKLab

L: 0.665477
a: -0.044491
b: 0.12543

OKLCH

L: 0.665477
C: 0.133087
H: 109.5298°