#C9E64C#C9E64C
#C9E64C is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.695; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.177 H 119.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9E64C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 230, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 0%, 67%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.77, -29.64, 68.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.77, 74.72, 113.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.58% -0.0872 0.1545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.58% 0.177 119.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6897, 69.5332, 17.4289) |
| Luminance | 0.6953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 3.51
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.12
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.18
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.47
Greeny Yellow
#C6F808
ΔE00 5.51
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9E64C #694CE6
analogous
#E6B64C #C9E64C #7CE64C
triadic
#C9E64C #4CC9E6 #E64CC9
tetradic
#C9E64C #4CE6B6 #694CE6 #E64C7C
square
#C9E64C #4CE6B6 #694CE6 #E64C7C
split-complementary
#C9E64C #4C7CE6 #B64CE6
monochromatic
#87A117 #B4D71E #C9E64C #D9ED82 #E9F5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#C9E64C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.91
#C9E64C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9E64C
14.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9E64C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9E64C | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.91 | 14.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4D935
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DA58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4DAC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9e64c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 230, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.177 119.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dded86',
500: '#c9e64c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9e64c; $custom-light: #dded86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9e64c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 230,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.299,
"s": 75.49,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87577,
"c": 0.17743,
"h": 119.4
},
"luminance": 0.69533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9E64C
secondary
#4833A4
accent
#36F259
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15160C
muted
#84847F