#C5E469#C5E469
#C5E469 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.153 H 121.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5E469 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 228, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 0%, 53.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.19, -28.13, 55.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.19, 62.49, 116.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.13% -0.08 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.13% 0.153 121.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3196, 68.3771, 23.7510) |
| Luminance | 0.6838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.95
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.73
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.24
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.58
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 6.59
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5E469 #8869E4
analogous
#E4C669 #C5E469 #87E469
triadic
#C5E469 #69C5E4 #E469C5
tetradic
#C5E469 #69E4C6 #8869E4 #E46987
square
#C5E469 #69E4C6 #8869E4 #E46987
split-complementary
#C5E469 #6987E4 #C669E4
monochromatic
#8EB220 #B1DB35 #C5E469 #D9ED9D #EDF7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#C5E469 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.68
#C5E469 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5E469
14.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5E469 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5E469 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.68 | 14.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D85D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD871
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEDAC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5e469; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 228, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.153 121.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ec97',
500: '#c5e469',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5e469; $custom-light: #d9ec97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5e469",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 228,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.122,
"s": 69.492,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87127,
"c": 0.15349,
"h": 121.4
},
"luminance": 0.68377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5E469
secondary
#5C3EB3
accent
#14D144
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15160E
muted
#84847F