#C4E456#C4E456
#C4E456 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.679; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.170 H 120.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4E456 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 228, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 62.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.95, -30.02, 63.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.95, 70.43, 115.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.86% -0.0871 0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.86% 0.17 120.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1887, 67.8945, 19.1579) |
| Luminance | 0.6789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.39
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.41
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.83
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.02
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 6.22
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4E456 #7656E4
analogous
#E4BD56 #C4E456 #7DE456
triadic
#C4E456 #56C4E4 #E456C4
tetradic
#C4E456 #56E4BD #7656E4 #E4567D
square
#C4E456 #56E4BD #7656E4 #E4567D
split-complementary
#C4E456 #567DE4 #BD56E4
monochromatic
#86A51A #B1DA23 #C4E456 #D6EC8B #E9F5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#C4E456 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.58
#C4E456 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4E456
14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4E456 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4E456 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.58 | 14.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CED9C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4e456; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 228, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.170 120.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ec8c',
500: '#c4e456',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4e456; $custom-light: #d9ec8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4e456",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 228,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.521,
"s": 72.449,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8686,
"c": 0.16975,
"h": 120.9
},
"luminance": 0.67894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4E456
secondary
#5037A7
accent
#11D53D
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15160C
muted
#84847F