#C9E239#C9E239
#C9E239 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.671; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.184 H 117.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9E239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 226, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 74%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 75%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 74.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.56, -28.75, 73.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.56, 79.35, 111.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.57% -0.0864 0.1628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.57% 0.184 117.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0235, 67.1061, 14.0823) |
| Luminance | 0.6711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 1.90
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 3.89
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.65
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.90
Greeny Yellow
#C6F808
ΔE00 5.72
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9E239 #5239E2
analogous
#E2A739 #C9E239 #74E239
triadic
#C9E239 #39C9E2 #E239C9
tetradic
#C9E239 #39E2A7 #5239E2 #E23974
square
#C9E239 #39E2A7 #5239E2 #E23974
split-complementary
#C9E239 #3974E2 #A739E2
monochromatic
#7A8C15 #A9C11C #C9E239 #D8EA6E #E6F2A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#C9E239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.42
#C9E239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9E239
14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9E239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9E239 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.42 | 14.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D60D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFD748
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5D5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9e239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 226, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.184 117.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddeb7c',
500: '#c9e239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9e239; $custom-light: #ddeb7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9e239",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 226,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.876,
"s": 74.449,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86567,
"c": 0.1843,
"h": 117.9
},
"luminance": 0.67106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9E239
secondary
#3D2E91
accent
#37F152
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFDF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16160A
muted
#84847D