#C9F779#C9F779
#C9F779 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.162 H 126.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 247, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 89%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 51%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 51%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.83, -33.96, 55.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.83, 64.82, 121.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.78% -0.0952 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.78% 0.162 126) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7992, 80.3188, 30.3854) |
| Luminance | 0.8032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 1.27
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 2.39
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 2.60
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.23
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 3.34
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 3.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F779 #A779F7
analogous
#F7E679 #C9F779 #8AF779
triadic
#C9F779 #79C9F7 #F779C9
tetradic
#C9F779 #79F7E6 #A779F7 #F7798A
square
#C9F779 #79F7E6 #A779F7 #F7798A
split-complementary
#C9F779 #798AF7 #E679F7
monochromatic
#98E80E #B2F43F #C9F779 #E0FAB3 #F3FDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#C9F779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.06
#C9F779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F779
17.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F779 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.06 | 17.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE96D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE781
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0EDDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 247, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.162 126.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcfaa3',
500: '#c9f779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f779; $custom-light: #dcfaa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f779",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 247,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.905,
"s": 88.732,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91782,
"c": 0.16196,
"h": 126
},
"luminance": 0.8032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F779
secondary
#7741D3
accent
#00E554
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFFF6
border
#D5D7D0
text
#15170F
muted
#848580