#B5CD4F#B5CD4F
#B5CD4F is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.153 H 119.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CD4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 205, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 61.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.49, -25.55, 58.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.49, 63.62, 113.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.58% -0.0744 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.58% 0.153 119.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2993, 54.0512, 15.6002) |
| Luminance | 0.5405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.79
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.88
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 4.93
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.22
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.41
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CD4F #674FCD
analogous
#CDA64F #B5CD4F #76CD4F
triadic
#B5CD4F #4FB5CD #CD4FB5
tetradic
#B5CD4F #4FCDA6 #674FCD #CD4F76
square
#B5CD4F #4FCDA6 #674FCD #CD4F76
split-complementary
#B5CD4F #4F76CD #A64FCD
monochromatic
#6D7E24 #96AE31 #B5CD4F #C9DB7F #DDE8AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#B5CD4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#B5CD4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CD4F
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CD4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CD4F | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C358
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFC3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cd4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 205, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.153 119.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cedc86',
500: '#b5cd4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cd4f; $custom-light: #cedc86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cd4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 205,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.429,
"s": 55.752,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80579,
"c": 0.1529,
"h": 119.1
},
"luminance": 0.54051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CD4F
secondary
#493B86
accent
#49DF65
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFCF2
border
#D4D5CC
text
#14150B
muted
#83847E