#C9EF5C#C9EF5C
#C9EF5C is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 89.7% C 0.177 H 122.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9EF5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 239, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 0%, 61.5%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -32.76, 65.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 72.81, 116.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.7% -0.0944 0.1492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.7% 0.177 122.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8862, 74.9231, 21.5878) |
| Luminance | 0.7492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 2.00
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 3.83
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 4.27
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.68
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 5.18
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9EF5C #825CEF
analogous
#EFCB5C #C9EF5C #80EF5C
triadic
#C9EF5C #5CC9EF #EF5CC9
tetradic
#C9EF5C #5CEFCB #825CEF #EF5C80
square
#C9EF5C #5CEFCB #825CEF #EF5C80
split-complementary
#C9EF5C #5C80EF #CB5CEF
monochromatic
#92BE13 #B7EA24 #C9EF5C #DBF494 #EEFACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#C9EF5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.98
#C9EF5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9EF5C
15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9EF5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9EF5C | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.98 | 15.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE14A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E066
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3E4D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ef5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 239, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.7% 0.177 122.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcf490',
500: '#c9ef5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ef5c; $custom-light: #dcf490; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ef5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 239,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.51,
"s": 82.123,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89701,
"c": 0.17653,
"h": 122.3
},
"luminance": 0.74923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9EF5C
secondary
#5633BC
accent
#07DF3F
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF4
border
#D5D6CE
text
#15170D
muted
#84857F