#B9DD4E#B9DD4E
#B9DD4E is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.626; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.172 H 122.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9DD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 221, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 0%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.22, -31.61, 63.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.22, 71.21, 116.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.45% -0.0916 0.1451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.45% 0.172 122.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2397, 62.5771, 16.7962) |
| Luminance | 0.6258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 3.59
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.20
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.62
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 5.62
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 5.83
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9DD4E #724EDD
analogous
#DDB94E #B9DD4E #71DD4E
triadic
#B9DD4E #4EB9DD #DD4EB9
tetradic
#B9DD4E #4EDDB9 #724EDD #DD4E71
square
#B9DD4E #4EDDB9 #724EDD #DD4E71
split-complementary
#B9DD4E #4E71DD #B94EDD
monochromatic
#76941C #9FC726 #B9DD4E #CDE781 #E2F1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#B9DD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.52
#B9DD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9DD4E
13.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9DD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9DD4E | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.52 | 13.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD03B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CF59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2D2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9dd4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 221, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.172 122.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e786',
500: '#b9dd4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9dd4e; $custom-light: #d1e786; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9dd4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 221,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.105,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84451,
"c": 0.17156,
"h": 122.3
},
"luminance": 0.62577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9DD4E
secondary
#4F3699
accent
#3DEB69
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14160C
muted
#83847F