#C2E959#C2E959
#C2E959 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.705; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.174 H 122.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2E959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 233, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 0%, 61.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.23, -32.90, 63.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.23, 71.80, 117.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.86% -0.0947 0.1464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.86% 0.174 122.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1907, 70.4682, 20.2488) |
| Luminance | 0.7047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.18
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.25
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.77
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 5.27
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2E959 #8059E9
analogous
#E9C859 #C2E959 #7AE959
triadic
#C2E959 #59C2E9 #E959C2
tetradic
#C2E959 #59E9C8 #8059E9 #E9597A
square
#C2E959 #59E9C8 #8059E9 #E9597A
split-complementary
#C2E959 #597AE9 #C859E9
monochromatic
#87B017 #AEE223 #C2E959 #D6F08F #EAF7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#C2E959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.09
#C2E959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2E959
15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2E959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2E959 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.09 | 15.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DC47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBDECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2e959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 233, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.174 122.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7f08e',
500: '#c2e959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2e959; $custom-light: #d7f08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2e959",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 233,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.25,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87859,
"c": 0.17431,
"h": 122.9
},
"luminance": 0.70468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2E959
secondary
#5735B1
accent
#0DD944
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF4
border
#D5D6CE
text
#15160D
muted
#84857F