#C4E461#C4E461
#C4E461 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.161 H 121.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4E461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 228, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 57.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -29.19, 59.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 65.98, 116.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.97% -0.0837 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.97% 0.161 121.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6665, 68.0857, 21.6742) |
| Luminance | 0.6809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.57
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.38
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 5.77
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.96
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 6.14
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4E461 #8161E4
analogous
#E4C261 #C4E461 #82E461
triadic
#C4E461 #61C4E4 #E461C4
tetradic
#C4E461 #61E4C2 #8161E4 #E46182
square
#C4E461 #61E4C2 #8161E4 #E46182
split-complementary
#C4E461 #6182E4 #C261E4
monochromatic
#8AAD1E #B0DB2D #C4E461 #D8ED95 #EBF6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#C4E461 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#C4E461 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4E461
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4E461 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4E461 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D853
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD769
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDD9C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4e461; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 228, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.161 121.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ec92',
500: '#c4e461',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4e461; $custom-light: #d8ec92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4e461",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 228,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.656,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86968,
"c": 0.16087,
"h": 121.4
},
"luminance": 0.68086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4E461
secondary
#573BAE
accent
#13D342
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15160D
muted
#84847F