#C9EC6E#C9EC6E
#C9EC6E is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.735; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.158 H 122.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9EC6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 236, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 0%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.70, -29.91, 56.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.70, 63.95, 117.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.23% -0.0848 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.23% 0.158 122.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8976, 73.5341, 25.9448) |
| Luminance | 0.7353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.51
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.04
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.07
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.15
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.75
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9EC6E #916EEC
analogous
#ECD06E #C9EC6E #8AEC6E
triadic
#C9EC6E #6EC9EC #EC6EC9
tetradic
#C9EC6E #6EECD0 #916EEC #EC6E8A
square
#C9EC6E #6EECD0 #916EEC #EC6E8A
split-complementary
#C9EC6E #6E8AEC #D06EEC
monochromatic
#96C61A #B5E538 #C9EC6E #DDF3A4 #F1FADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#C9EC6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.71
#C9EC6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9EC6E
15.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9EC6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9EC6E | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.71 | 15.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2E2D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ec6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 236, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.158 122.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcf29b',
500: '#c9ec6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ec6e; $custom-light: #dcf29b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ec6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 236,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.667,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89227,
"c": 0.15769,
"h": 122.5
},
"luminance": 0.73534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9EC6E
secondary
#613BC3
accent
#0CD945
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF5
border
#D5D6CF
text
#15160E
muted
#84857F