#C9DB8A#C9DB8A
#C9DB8A is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.106 H 118.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9DB8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 219, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 37%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.44, -18.80, 37.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.44, 42.27, 116.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.93% -0.0514 0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.93% 0.106 118.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0064, 64.9158, 33.7247) |
| Luminance | 0.6492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.65
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.78
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.34
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.59
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9DB8A #9C8ADB
analogous
#DBC48A #C9DB8A #A1DB8A
triadic
#C9DB8A #8AC9DB #DB8AC9
tetradic
#C9DB8A #8ADBC4 #9C8ADB #DB8AA1
square
#C9DB8A #8ADBC4 #9C8ADB #DB8AA1
split-complementary
#C9DB8A #8AA1DB #C48ADB
monochromatic
#98B337 #B3CD5B #C9DB8A #DFE9B9 #F4F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#C9DB8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.98
#C9DB8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9DB8A
13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9DB8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9DB8A | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.98 | 13.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D384
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D38E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0D3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9db8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 219, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.106 118.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dae6ad',
500: '#c9db8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9db8a; $custom-light: #dae6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9db8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 219,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.333,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85925,
"c": 0.10632,
"h": 118.9
},
"luminance": 0.64916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9DB8A
secondary
#6B57B2
accent
#25C048
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF7
border
#D5D5D0
text
#151510
muted
#848481