#B9CC43#B9CC43
#B9CC43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.159 H 116.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9CC43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 204, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 67.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.41, -24.24, 63.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.41, 67.61, 111.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% -0.0721 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.159 116.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6145, 53.9058, 13.4690) |
| Luminance | 0.5391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.45
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.08
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.15
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.27
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.82
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9CC43 #5643CC
analogous
#CC9A43 #B9CC43 #74CC43
triadic
#B9CC43 #43B9CC #CC43B9
tetradic
#B9CC43 #43CC9A #5643CC #CC4374
square
#B9CC43 #43CC9A #5643CC #CC4374
split-complementary
#B9CC43 #4374CC #9A43CC
monochromatic
#697520 #94A52D #B9CC43 #CBD973 #DDE6A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#B9CC43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.78
#B9CC43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9CC43
11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9CC43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9CC43 | 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)
#DAC12F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C34D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9cc43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 204, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.159 116.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1db7f',
500: '#b9cc43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9cc43; $custom-light: #d1db7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9cc43",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 204,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.321,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80553,
"c": 0.1593,
"h": 116.9
},
"luminance": 0.53905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9CC43
secondary
#40367E
accent
#47E15C
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#14150A
muted
#83847D