#C9F565#C9F565
#C9F565 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.787; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.177 H 124.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F565 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 245, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 88%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 59%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 58.8%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.08, -34.82, 63.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.08, 72.14, 118.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.12% -0.0993 0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.12% 0.177 124.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0891, 78.6615, 24.3796) |
| Luminance | 0.7866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 1.05
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 3.63
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 3.95
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 4.05
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F565 #9165F5
analogous
#F5D965 #C9F565 #81F565
triadic
#C9F565 #65C9F5 #F565C9
tetradic
#C9F565 #65F5D9 #9165F5 #F56581
square
#C9F565 #65F5D9 #9165F5 #F56581
split-complementary
#C9F565 #6581F5 #D965F5
monochromatic
#96D20E #B5F12C #C9F565 #DDF99E #F1FCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#C9F565 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.73
#C9F565 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F565
16.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F565 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F565 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.73 | 16.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE56F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1EAD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f565; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 245, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.177 124.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcf896',
500: '#c9f565',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f565; $custom-light: #dcf896; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f565",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 245,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.333,
"s": 87.805,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91115,
"c": 0.17682,
"h": 124.2
},
"luminance": 0.78662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F565
secondary
#6131CD
accent
#01E447
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFFF5
border
#D5D7CF
text
#15170E
muted
#84857F