#B9E168#B9E168
#B9E168 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.155 H 124.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9E168 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 225, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 54%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 53.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.57, -31.39, 54.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.57, 62.60, 120.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.61% -0.0886 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.61% 0.155 124.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4316, 65.1638, 23.0677) |
| Luminance | 0.6516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.58
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 5.79
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.97
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.28
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 6.37
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9E168 #9068E1
analogous
#E1CD68 #B9E168 #7DE168
triadic
#B9E168 #68B9E1 #E168B9
tetradic
#B9E168 #68E1CD #9068E1 #E1687D
square
#B9E168 #68E1CD #9068E1 #E1687D
split-complementary
#B9E168 #687DE1 #CD68E1
monochromatic
#7FAC22 #A1D735 #B9E168 #D1EB9B #E8F5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#B9E168 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.03
#B9E168 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9E168
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9E168 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9E168 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.03 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD45C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0D8C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9e168; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 225, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.155 124.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ea96',
500: '#b9e168',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9e168; $custom-light: #d0ea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9e168",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 225,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.835,
"s": 66.851,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85614,
"c": 0.15525,
"h": 124.8
},
"luminance": 0.65164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9E168
secondary
#643FAE
accent
#17CF54
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14160E
muted
#83847F