#C9EF4A#C9EF4A
#C9EF4A is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.189 H 121.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9EF4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 239, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 84%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 69%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 0%, 69%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.23, -33.92, 71.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.23, 79.42, 115.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.55% -0.0992 0.161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.55% 0.189 121.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1907, 74.6449, 17.9249) |
| Luminance | 0.7464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 2.42
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 2.66
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 3.42
Greeny Yellow
#C6F808
ΔE00 3.76
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 3.81
Yellowgreen (survey)
#BBF90F
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9EF4A #704AEF
analogous
#EFC34A #C9EF4A #77EF4A
triadic
#C9EF4A #4AC9EF #EF4AC9
tetradic
#C9EF4A #4AEFC3 #704AEF #EF4A77
square
#C9EF4A #4AEFC3 #704AEF #EF4A77
split-complementary
#C9EF4A #4A77EF #C34AEF
monochromatic
#8AAF0F #B7E714 #C9EF4A #DAF482 #EBF9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#C9EF4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.93
#C9EF4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9EF4A
15.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9EF4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9EF4A | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.93 | 15.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE12F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E058
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3E3CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ef4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 239, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.189 121.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddf486',
500: '#c9ef4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ef4a; $custom-light: #ddf486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ef4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 239,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.818,
"s": 83.756,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89554,
"c": 0.18911,
"h": 121.6
},
"luminance": 0.74645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9EF4A
secondary
#4C2EAF
accent
#05E038
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF4
border
#D5D6CE
text
#15170C
muted
#84857F