#B9CC41#B9CC41
#B9CC41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.161 H 116.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9CC41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 204, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 68.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.39, -24.36, 63.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.39, 68.35, 110.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.54% -0.0726 0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.54% 0.161 116.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5555, 53.8822, 13.1585) |
| Luminance | 0.5388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.26
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.91
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.99
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.22
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.76
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9CC41 #5441CC
analogous
#CC9941 #B9CC41 #74CC41
triadic
#B9CC41 #41B9CC #CC41B9
tetradic
#B9CC41 #41CC99 #5441CC #CC4174
square
#B9CC41 #41CC99 #5441CC #CC4174
split-complementary
#B9CC41 #4174CC #9941CC
monochromatic
#68741F #93A42C #B9CC41 #CBD971 #DDE6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#B9CC41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.78
#B9CC41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9CC41
11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9CC41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9CC41 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.78 | 11.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC12C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C34C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9cc41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 204, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.161 116.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1db7e',
500: '#b9cc41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9cc41; $custom-light: #d1db7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9cc41",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 204,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.201,
"s": 57.676,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80537,
"c": 0.16066,
"h": 116.9
},
"luminance": 0.53882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9CC41
secondary
#3F357C
accent
#47E15C
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#14150A
muted
#83847D