#9CEE59#9CEE59
#9CEE59 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.689; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.198 H 133.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CEE59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 238, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(93, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(93, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 62.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.47, -48.88, 62.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.47, 79.24, 128.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.68% -0.1365 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.68% 0.198 133.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0872, 68.9363, 20.3270) |
| Luminance | 0.6894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 2.16
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 2.23
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 2.73
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 2.96
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 3.42
Key Lime
#AEFF6E
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CEE59 #AB59EE
analogous
#E7EE59 #9CEE59 #59EE61
triadic
#9CEE59 #599CEE #EE599C
tetradic
#9CEE59 #59E7EE #AB59EE #EE6159
square
#9CEE59 #59E7EE #AB59EE #EE6159
split-complementary
#9CEE59 #6159EE #EE59E7
monochromatic
#5EBA13 #7BE821 #9CEE59 #BDF491 #DEF9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#9CEE59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.79
#9CEE59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CEE59
14.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CEE59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CEE59 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.79 | 14.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DD47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD665
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CE5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cee59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 238, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.198 133.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bef48e',
500: '#9cee59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cee59; $custom-light: #bef48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cee59",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 238,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 93.02,
"s": 81.421,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86683,
"c": 0.19831,
"h": 133.5
},
"luminance": 0.68938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CEE59
secondary
#7C33B9
accent
#08DE7E
background
#FDFFFC
surface
#F9FEF4
border
#D2D6CE
text
#13170D
muted
#82857F