#B9F978#B9F978
#B9F978 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.794; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.173 H 131.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9F978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 249, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 91%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 51.8%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.42, -40.72, 54.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.42, 68.40, 126.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.21% -0.1133 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.21% 0.173 131) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2727, 79.4203, 30.0778) |
| Luminance | 0.7942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 1.43
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 1.59
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 2.03
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 2.13
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 2.18
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 2.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9F978 #B878F9
analogous
#F9F878 #B9F978 #79F978
triadic
#B9F978 #78B9F9 #F978B9
tetradic
#B9F978 #78F9F8 #B878F9 #F97879
square
#B9F978 #78F9F8 #B878F9 #F97879
split-complementary
#B9F978 #7879F9 #F878F9
monochromatic
#7CEC0A #9BF63D #B9F978 #D7FCB3 #F0FEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#B9F978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.88
#B9F978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9F978
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9F978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9F978 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.88 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E580
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCF0DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9f978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 249, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.173 131.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1fba2',
500: '#b9f978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9f978; $custom-light: #d1fba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9f978",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 249,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.767,
"s": 91.489,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91207,
"c": 0.17284,
"h": 131
},
"luminance": 0.79422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9F978
secondary
#8A40D5
accent
#00E672
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFFF6
border
#D4D7D0
text
#14170F
muted
#838580