#9E9E00 Color

#9E9E00 is rgb(158, 158, 0) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E9E00

HEX#9E9E00

RGBrgb(158, 158, 0)

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 31%)

HSVhsv(60, 100%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.148 109.8)

LABlab(63.44% -11.01 65.31)

LCHlch(63.44% 66.23 99.57)

What #9E9E00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9E9E00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 6.22 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 12.48 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 14.17 Olive#808000ΔE 14.7 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 15.93 Brass#B5A642ΔE 16.04

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#9E9E00 Channel Values

How #9E9E00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 158 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 100% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 100% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.86:1 vs white · 7.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E9E00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9E9E00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E9E00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9E9E00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #9E9E00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Tritanopia#A79595

Tritanomaly#A39875

Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #9E9E00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9e9e00: #9E9E00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E9E00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e9e00': '#9E9E00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.620, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_9e9e00">#9E9E00</color>

SVG fillfill="#9E9E00"

More Yellow Colors

#9E9E00 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9f7509 9e931f 9fa91f 9e6900 a07918 9c7c38 a3a32e 999966 a47d19 999933 b0a94f 999900 c8b99c dcd04c eae0c8 f1ecb7 f7e6c4 fbfbf9 ffb624 ffe96b fffcf5 ffffcc 433104 707000

#9E9E00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E9E00?

#9E9E00 is a dark yellow — rgb(158, 158, 0) in RGB and hsl(60, 100%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #9E9E00?

#9E9E00 is rgb(158, 158, 0) — red 158, green 158, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E9E00?

#9E9E00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E9E00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E9E00 scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E9E00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E9E00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.7, which is visibly different.

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