#96E959#96E959
#96E959 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.195 H 134.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96E959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 233, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(95, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.6%, 0%, 61.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.73, -48.81, 60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.73, 77.64, 128.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.18% -0.1359 0.1397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.18% 0.195 134.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5189, 65.4812, 19.7954) |
| Luminance | 0.6548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 2.32
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 3.01
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 3.02
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 3.82
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 4.55
Light Green
#96F97B
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96E959 #AC59E9
analogous
#DEE959 #96E959 #59E964
triadic
#96E959 #5996E9 #E95996
tetradic
#96E959 #59DEE9 #AC59E9 #E96459
square
#96E959 #59DEE9 #AC59E9 #E96459
split-complementary
#96E959 #6459E9 #E959DE
monochromatic
#58B017 #74E223 #96E959 #B8F08F #DAF7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#96E959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.10
#96E959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96E959
14.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96E959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96E959 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.10 | 14.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D164
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95E1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96e959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 233, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.195 134.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baf08d',
500: '#96e959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96e959; $custom-light: #baf08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96e959",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 233,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 94.583,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85184,
"c": 0.19494,
"h": 134.2
},
"luminance": 0.65483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96E959
secondary
#7D35B1
accent
#0DD982
background
#FDFFFC
surface
#F9FEF4
border
#D2D6CE
text
#12160D
muted
#82857F