#B9EE8A#B9EE8A
#B9EE8A is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.140 H 131.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9EE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 238, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 0%, 42%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.59, -33.73, 42.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.59, 54.62, 128.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.99% -0.0928 0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.99% 0.14 131.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1687, 73.2972, 35.2810) |
| Luminance | 0.7330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 2.75
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 3.12
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 3.79
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Light Green
#B1FC99
ΔE00 4.17
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9EE8A #BF8AEE
analogous
#EBEE8A #B9EE8A #8AEE8D
triadic
#B9EE8A #8AB9EE #EE8AB9
tetradic
#B9EE8A #8AEBEE #BF8AEE #EE8D8A
square
#B9EE8A #8AEBEE #BF8AEE #EE8D8A
split-complementary
#B9EE8A #8D8AEE #EE8AEB
monochromatic
#79DD20 #99E655 #B9EE8A #D9F6BF #EFFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#B9EE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.66
#B9EE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9EE8A
15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9EE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9EE8A | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.66 | 15.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E182
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDD90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBE7D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9ee8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 238, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.140 131.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0f3ad',
500: '#b9ee8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9ee8a; $custom-light: #d0f3ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9ee8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 238,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 91.8,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88989,
"c": 0.14001,
"h": 131.5
},
"luminance": 0.73298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9EE8A
secondary
#9253C9
accent
#0FD779
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF7
border
#D4D6D0
text
#141710
muted
#838581