#B9C745#B9C745
#B9C745 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.152 H 115.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9C745 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 199, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 65.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.04, -21.68, 60.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.04, 64.66, 109.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.46% -0.0648 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.46% 0.152 115.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5062, 51.5915, 13.4007) |
| Luminance | 0.5159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.84
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.85
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.10
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.31
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.40
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9C745 #5345C7
analogous
#C79445 #B9C745 #78C745
triadic
#B9C745 #45B9C7 #C745B9
tetradic
#B9C745 #45C794 #5345C7 #C74578
square
#B9C745 #45C794 #5345C7 #C74578
split-complementary
#B9C745 #4578C7 #9445C7
monochromatic
#677022 #939F30 #B9C745 #CBD574 #DCE3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#B9C745 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.32
#B9C745 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9C745
11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9C745 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9C745 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.32 | 11.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BD33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BF4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4BCAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9c745; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 199, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.152 115.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d77f',
500: '#b9c745',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9c745; $custom-light: #d1d77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9c745",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 199,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.462,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79458,
"c": 0.15219,
"h": 115.2
},
"luminance": 0.51591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9C745
secondary
#3E3779
accent
#4BDD5A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#14140B
muted
#83837E