#B9CD66#B9CD66
#B9CD66 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.131 H 118.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9CD66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 205, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 51%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 50%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 50.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -22.02, 48.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 53.30, 114.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.14% -0.0625 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.14% 0.131 118.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2376, 54.9365, 20.8411) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.41
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.65
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.24
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9CD66 #7A66CD
analogous
#CDAD66 #B9CD66 #86CD66
triadic
#B9CD66 #66B9CD #CD66B9
tetradic
#B9CD66 #66CDAD #7A66CD #CD6686
square
#B9CD66 #66CDAD #7A66CD #CD6686
split-complementary
#B9CD66 #6686CD #AD66CD
monochromatic
#798B2D #A1B93D #B9CD66 #CEDC94 #E3EBC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#B9CD66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#B9CD66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9CD66
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9CD66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9CD66 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C35D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C46C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2C4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9cd66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 205, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.131 118.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dc94',
500: '#b9cd66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9cd66; $custom-light: #d0dc94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9cd66",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 205,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.65,
"s": 50.739,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81136,
"c": 0.13094,
"h": 118.5
},
"luminance": 0.54936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9CD66
secondary
#544592
accent
#27BE45
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14150D
muted
#83847F