#B8CD79#B8CD79
#B8CD79 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.111 H 120.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8CD79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 205, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 0%, 41%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.18, -20.40, 39.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.18, 44.39, 117.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.33% -0.0563 0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.33% 0.111 120.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0497, 55.2336, 26.3733) |
| Luminance | 0.5523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 1.40
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 1.58
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.62
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.48
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.64
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8CD79 #8E79CD
analogous
#CDB879 #B8CD79 #8ECD79
triadic
#B8CD79 #79B8CD #CD79B8
tetradic
#B8CD79 #79CDB8 #8E79CD #CD798E
square
#B8CD79 #79CDB8 #8E79CD #CD798E
split-complementary
#B8CD79 #798ECD #B879CD
monochromatic
#7D9437 #A0BC4C #B8CD79 #D0DEA6 #E7EED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#B8CD79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#B8CD79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8CD79
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8CD79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8CD79 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C473
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C47D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8cd79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 205, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.111 120.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cedca1',
500: '#b8cd79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8cd79; $custom-light: #cedca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8cd79",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 205,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81334,
"c": 0.11134,
"h": 120.4
},
"luminance": 0.55233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8CD79
secondary
#62509B
accent
#2DB950
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14150F
muted
#838480