#B9D756#B9D756
#B9D756 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.158 H 121.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9D756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 215, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 60%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.61, -28.22, 58.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.61, 65.20, 115.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.18% -0.0814 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.18% 0.158 121) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9883, 59.5871, 17.8810) |
| Luminance | 0.5959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.00
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.07
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.63
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 6.05
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.34
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9D756 #7456D7
analogous
#D7B456 #B9D756 #79D756
triadic
#B9D756 #56B9D7 #D756B9
tetradic
#B9D756 #56D7B4 #7456D7 #D75679
square
#B9D756 #56D7B4 #7456D7 #D75679
split-complementary
#B9D756 #5679D7 #B456D7
monochromatic
#779022 #9FC22E #B9D756 #CDE387 #E2EEB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#B9D756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.92
#B9D756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9D756
12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9D756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9D756 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.92 | 12.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CB47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2CDBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9d756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 215, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.158 121.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e38b',
500: '#b9d756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9d756; $custom-light: #d1e38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9d756",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 215,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.953,
"s": 61.722,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83179,
"c": 0.15804,
"h": 121
},
"luminance": 0.59587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9D756
secondary
#503B96
accent
#43E569
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14150C
muted
#83847F