#B9D02E#B9D02E
#B9D02E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.176 H 117.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9D02E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 208, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 64%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 78%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 77.9%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.40, -27.19, 71.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.40, 76.20, 110.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.31% -0.0821 0.1556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.31% 0.176 117.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0577, 55.6237, 11.0524) |
| Luminance | 0.5562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 1.59
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.61
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.77
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.33
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.68
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9D02E #452ED0
analogous
#D0962E #B9D02E #68D02E
triadic
#B9D02E #2EB9D0 #D02EB9
tetradic
#B9D02E #2ED096 #452ED0 #D02E68
square
#B9D02E #2ED096 #452ED0 #D02E68
split-complementary
#B9D02E #2E68D0 #962ED0
monochromatic
#606C18 #8C9E23 #B9D02E #CADC5F #DBE792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#B9D02E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#B9D02E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9D02E
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9D02E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9D02E | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC53E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5C4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9d02e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 208, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.176 117.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2de75',
500: '#b9d02e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9d02e; $custom-light: #d2de75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9d02e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 208,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.519,
"s": 63.78,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81312,
"c": 0.17594,
"h": 117.8
},
"luminance": 0.55623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9D02E
secondary
#372D75
accent
#41E759
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFCF1
border
#D4D5CB
text
#151509
muted
#84847D