#C4E59E#C4E59E
#C4E59E is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.702; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.100 H 128.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4E59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 229, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 58%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 31%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 0%, 31%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.12, -22.93, 31.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.12, 38.69, 126.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.08% -0.0621 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.08% 0.1 128.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9549, 70.2424, 42.8987) |
| Luminance | 0.7024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 2.91
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 3.85
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.90
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.67
Very Pale Green
#CFFDBC
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4E59E #BF9EE5
analogous
#E5E29E #C4E59E #A0E59E
triadic
#C4E59E #9EC4E5 #E59EC4
tetradic
#C4E59E #9EE5E2 #BF9EE5 #E59EA0
square
#C4E59E #9EE5E2 #BF9EE5 #E59EA0
split-complementary
#C4E59E #9EA0E5 #E29EE5
monochromatic
#89CB3D #A7D86E #C4E59E #E1F2CE #F0F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#C4E59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.05
#C4E59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4E59E
15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4E59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4E59E | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.05 | 15.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECDC99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7DAA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7DFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4e59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 229, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.100 128.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6edbb',
500: '#c4e59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4e59e; $custom-light: #d6edbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4e59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 229,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.887,
"s": 57.724,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88081,
"c": 0.09975,
"h": 128.5
},
"luminance": 0.70243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4E59E
secondary
#9168BF
accent
#20C56D
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFDF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141612
muted
#838482