#C9D445#C9D445
#C9D445 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.162 H 113.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9D445 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 212, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 67.5%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -21.45, 66.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 69.57, 107.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.58% -0.065 0.1484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.58% 0.162 113.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7064, 59.9351, 14.6319) |
| Luminance | 0.5993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.09
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.57
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.82
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.02
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.82
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9D445 #5045D4
analogous
#D49745 #C9D445 #82D445
triadic
#C9D445 #45C9D4 #D445C9
tetradic
#C9D445 #45D497 #5045D4 #D44582
square
#C9D445 #45D497 #5045D4 #D44582
split-complementary
#C9D445 #4582D4 #9745D4
monochromatic
#79811E #A8B329 #C9D445 #D7DF77 #E6EBA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#C9D445 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#C9D445 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9D445
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9D445 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9D445 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CA2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CD4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6C8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9d445; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 212, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.162 113.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde181',
500: '#c9d445',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9d445; $custom-light: #dde181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9d445",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 212,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.615,
"s": 62.445,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83576,
"c": 0.16202,
"h": 113.7
},
"luminance": 0.59934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9D445
secondary
#3C3588
accent
#42E64F
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#15150B
muted
#84847E