#C4E899#C4E899
#C4E899 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.717; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.110 H 128.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4E899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 232, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 63%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 34%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 34.1%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.85, -25.06, 34.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.85, 42.78, 125.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.64% -0.0682 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.64% 0.11 128.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3705, 71.7483, 40.9571) |
| Luminance | 0.7175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 3.91
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.38
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 4.42
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.67
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.51
Light Light Green
#C8FFB0
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4E899 #BD99E8
analogous
#E8E599 #C4E899 #9CE899
triadic
#C4E899 #99C4E8 #E899C4
tetradic
#C4E899 #99E8E5 #BD99E8 #E8999C
square
#C4E899 #99E8E5 #BD99E8 #E8999C
split-complementary
#C4E899 #999CE8 #E599E8
monochromatic
#8AD135 #A7DD67 #C4E899 #E1F3CB #F1F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#C4E899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.35
#C4E899 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4E899
15.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4E899 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4E899 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.35 | 15.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DE94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EADC9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7E1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4e899; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 232, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.110 128.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7efb7',
500: '#c4e899',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4e899; $custom-light: #d7efb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4e899",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 232,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.342,
"s": 63.2,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8864,
"c": 0.10993,
"h": 128.4
},
"luminance": 0.71749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4E899
secondary
#8E63C3
accent
#1BCB6B
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF8
border
#D4D6D1
text
#141611
muted
#838581