#B5EB59#B5EB59
#B5EB59 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.182 H 127.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5EB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 235, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 0%, 62.1%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.98, -38.72, 63.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.98, 74.21, 121.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.45% -0.11 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.45% 0.182 127.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5676, 69.9608, 20.2889) |
| Luminance | 0.6996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.67
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.18
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 4.33
Pale Lime Green
#B1FF65
ΔE00 4.75
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5EB59 #8F59EB
analogous
#EBD859 #B5EB59 #6CEB59
triadic
#B5EB59 #59B5EB #EB59B5
tetradic
#B5EB59 #59EBD8 #8F59EB #EB596C
square
#B5EB59 #59EBD8 #8F59EB #EB596C
split-complementary
#B5EB59 #596CEB #D859EB
monochromatic
#79B416 #9DE422 #B5EB59 #CDF290 #E6F8C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#B5EB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#B5EB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5EB59
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5EB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5EB59 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DC47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFD964
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBE1CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5eb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 235, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.182 127.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cef18e',
500: '#b5eb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5eb59; $custom-light: #cef18e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5eb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 235,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.192,
"s": 78.495,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87451,
"c": 0.18243,
"h": 127.1
},
"luminance": 0.69962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5EB59
secondary
#6334B4
accent
#0BDB58
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF4
border
#D4D6CE
text
#14160D
muted
#83857F