#B9CC3D#B9CC3D
#B9CC3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.163 H 116.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9CC3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 204, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 70.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.37, -24.58, 65.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.37, 69.79, 110.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.51% -0.0736 0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.51% 0.163 116.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4438, 53.8375, 12.5697) |
| Luminance | 0.5384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 2.90
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.59
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.68
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.13
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.67
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9CC3D #503DCC
analogous
#CC983D #B9CC3D #72CC3D
triadic
#B9CC3D #3DB9CC #CC3DB9
tetradic
#B9CC3D #3DCC98 #503DCC #CC3D72
square
#B9CC3D #3DCC98 #503DCC #CC3D72
split-complementary
#B9CC3D #3D72CC #983DCC
monochromatic
#66711E #92A12A #B9CC3D #CAD96D #DCE59E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#B9CC3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.77
#B9CC3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9CC3D
11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9CC3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9CC3D | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.77 | 11.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9cc3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 204, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.163 116.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1db7b',
500: '#b9cc3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9cc3d; $custom-light: #d1db7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9cc3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 204,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.972,
"s": 58.367,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80508,
"c": 0.16327,
"h": 116.8
},
"luminance": 0.53837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9CC3D
secondary
#3D337A
accent
#46E25B
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#14150A
muted
#83847D