#B9DF8A#B9DF8A
#B9DF8A is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.118 H 128.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9DF8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 223, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 57%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 0%, 38.1%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.44, -26.70, 37.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.44, 46.15, 125.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.65% -0.0732 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.65% 0.118 128.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9821, 64.9240, 33.8855) |
| Luminance | 0.6492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.19
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.37
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.52
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 5.88
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9DF8A #B08ADF
analogous
#DFDB8A #B9DF8A #8EDF8A
triadic
#B9DF8A #8AB9DF #DF8AB9
tetradic
#B9DF8A #8ADFDB #B08ADF #DF8A8E
square
#B9DF8A #8ADFDB #B08ADF #DF8A8E
split-complementary
#B9DF8A #8A8EDF #DB8ADF
monochromatic
#7FBB33 #9CD25A #B9DF8A #D6ECBA #F1F8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#B9DF8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#B9DF8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9DF8A
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9DF8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9DF8A | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D484
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1D28E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDD8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9df8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 223, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.118 128.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe9ad',
500: '#b9df8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9df8a; $custom-light: #cfe9ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9df8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 223,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 86.824,
"s": 57.047,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85654,
"c": 0.11807,
"h": 128.3
},
"luminance": 0.64925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9DF8A
secondary
#8257B7
accent
#21C56A
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF7
border
#D4D5D0
text
#141610
muted
#838481