#C9D577#C9D577
#C9D577 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.119 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9D577 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 213, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 53%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 44%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 44.1%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.56, -17.97, 44.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.56, 48.38, 111.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.34% -0.0504 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.34% 0.119 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2120, 61.3385, 26.5909) |
| Luminance | 0.6134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 1.40
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.43
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.45
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.26
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9D577 #8377D5
analogous
#D5B277 #C9D577 #9AD577
triadic
#C9D577 #77C9D5 #D577C9
tetradic
#C9D577 #77D5B2 #8377D5 #D5779A
square
#C9D577 #77D5B2 #8377D5 #D5779A
split-complementary
#C9D577 #779AD5 #B277D5
monochromatic
#92A031 #B6C748 #C9D577 #DCE3A6 #EEF2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#C9D577 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.27
#C9D577 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9D577
13.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9D577 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9D577 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.27 | 13.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CD6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3CCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9d577; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 213, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.119 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbe1a0',
500: '#c9d577',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9d577; $custom-light: #dbe1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9d577",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 213,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.66,
"s": 52.809,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84338,
"c": 0.11929,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.61338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9D577
secondary
#574CA4
accent
#25C039
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150F
muted
#848480