#C9D446#C9D446
#C9D446 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.161 H 113.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9D446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 212, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 67%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -21.39, 65.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 69.20, 108.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.58% -0.0648 0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.58% 0.161 113.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7377, 59.9476, 14.7968) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.14
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.62
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.87
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.06
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.88
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9D446 #5146D4
analogous
#D49846 #C9D446 #82D446
triadic
#C9D446 #46C9D4 #D446C9
tetradic
#C9D446 #46D498 #5146D4 #D44682
square
#C9D446 #46D498 #5146D4 #D44682
split-complementary
#C9D446 #4682D4 #9846D4
monochromatic
#7A811E #A9B32A #C9D446 #D7E078 #E6EBA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#C9D446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#C9D446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9D446
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9D446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9D446 | 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)
#E3CA31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CD50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6C8B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9d446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 212, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.161 113.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde181',
500: '#c9d446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9d446; $custom-light: #dde181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9d446",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 212,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.648,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83583,
"c": 0.16134,
"h": 113.7
},
"luminance": 0.59947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9D446
secondary
#3C3689
accent
#42E54F
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#15150B
muted
#84847E