#C9DE65#C9DE65
#C9DE65 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.148 H 117.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9DE65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 222, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 65%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 0%, 54.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.79, -24.05, 56.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.79, 61.00, 113.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.06% -0.0692 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.06% 0.148 117.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5584, 65.6001, 22.2027) |
| Luminance | 0.6560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.31
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 6.10
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.41
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 6.54
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.86
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9DE65 #7A65DE
analogous
#DEB665 #C9DE65 #8CDE65
triadic
#C9DE65 #65C9DE #DE65C9
tetradic
#C9DE65 #65DEB6 #7A65DE #DE658C
square
#C9DE65 #65DEB6 #7A65DE #DE658C
split-complementary
#C9DE65 #658CDE #B665DE
monochromatic
#8FA523 #B7D333 #C9DE65 #DBE997 #ECF4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#C9DE65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#C9DE65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9DE65
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9DE65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9DE65 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD359
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D46C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3D3C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9de65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 222, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.148 117.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dce894',
500: '#c9de65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9de65; $custom-light: #dce894; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9de65",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 222,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 70.413,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86057,
"c": 0.14821,
"h": 117.8
},
"luminance": 0.656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9DE65
secondary
#513FA8
accent
#19CD38
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15160D
muted
#84847F