#C9F755#C9F755
#C9F755 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.191 H 123.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F755 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 247, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 91%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 66%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 65.6%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.50, -36.88, 70.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.50, 79.19, 117.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.42% -0.1064 0.1589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.42% 0.191 123.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9884, 79.5945, 20.8482) |
| Luminance | 0.7960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 0.89
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 2.37
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 3.00
Lemon Lime
#BFFE28
ΔE00 3.50
Yellowgreen (survey)
#BBF90F
ΔE00 3.78
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F755 #8355F7
analogous
#F7D455 #C9F755 #78F755
triadic
#C9F755 #55C9F7 #F755C9
tetradic
#C9F755 #55F7D4 #8355F7 #F75578
square
#C9F755 #55F7D4 #8355F7 #F75578
split-complementary
#C9F755 #5578F7 #D455F7
monochromatic
#92C809 #B6F41B #C9F755 #DCFA8F #EEFDCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#C9F755 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.92
#C9F755 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F755
16.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F755 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F755 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.92 | 16.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE83E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE662
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2EBD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f755; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 247, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.191 123.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddfa8d',
500: '#c9f755',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f755; $custom-light: #ddfa8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f755",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 247,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.037,
"s": 91.011,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91415,
"c": 0.19127,
"h": 123.8
},
"luminance": 0.79595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F755
secondary
#572CC5
accent
#00E641
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFFF4
border
#D5D7CE
text
#15170D
muted
#84857F