#C9D447#C9D447
#C9D447 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; 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 | #C9D447 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 212, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 66.5%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -21.33, 65.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 68.83, 108.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.59% -0.0645 0.1471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.59% 0.161 113.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7695, 59.9604, 14.9644) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.20
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.68
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.92
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.11
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.95
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9D447 #5247D4
analogous
#D49847 #C9D447 #82D447
triadic
#C9D447 #47C9D4 #D447C9
tetradic
#C9D447 #47D498 #5247D4 #D44782
square
#C9D447 #47D498 #5247D4 #D44782
split-complementary
#C9D447 #4782D4 #9847D4
monochromatic
#7A821E #A9B42A #C9D447 #D8E079 #E6EBAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#C9D447 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#C9D447 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9D447
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9D447 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9D447 | 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)
#E3CA32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CD51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6C8B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9d447; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 212, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.161 113.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde182',
500: '#c9d447',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9d447; $custom-light: #dde182; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9d447",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 212,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.681,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83591,
"c": 0.16066,
"h": 113.7
},
"luminance": 0.59959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9D447
secondary
#3D3689
accent
#43E54F
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#15150B
muted
#84847E