#C9F56E#C9F56E
#C9F56E is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.788; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.169 H 124.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 245, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 87%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 55.1%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.17, -34.07, 59.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.17, 68.46, 119.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.21% -0.0964 0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.21% 0.169 124.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5544, 78.8476, 26.8304) |
| Luminance | 0.7885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 2.00
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 2.34
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 3.14
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 3.55
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 3.87
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F56E #9A6EF5
analogous
#F5DE6E #C9F56E #85F56E
triadic
#C9F56E #6EC9F5 #F56EC9
tetradic
#C9F56E #6EF5DE #9A6EF5 #F56E85
square
#C9F56E #6EF5DE #9A6EF5 #F56E85
split-complementary
#C9F56E #6E85F5 #DE6EF5
monochromatic
#98DA0F #B4F135 #C9F56E #DEF9A7 #F4FDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#C9F56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.77
#C9F56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F56E
16.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F56E | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.77 | 16.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE760
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE577
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1EBD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 245, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.169 124.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcf89b',
500: '#c9f56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f56e; $custom-light: #dcf89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 245,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.556,
"s": 87.097,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91211,
"c": 0.16925,
"h": 124.7
},
"luminance": 0.78848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F56E
secondary
#6938CF
accent
#02E44B
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFFF5
border
#D5D7CF
text
#15170E
muted
#84857F