#C9F873#C9F873
#C9F873 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.808; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.169 H 125.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F873 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 248, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 90%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 54%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 53.6%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.04, -34.98, 58.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.04, 67.88, 121.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.93% -0.0986 0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.93% 0.169 125.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7493, 80.7895, 28.6098) |
| Luminance | 0.8079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 1.52
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 2.44
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 2.44
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 2.72
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 3.37
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F873 #A273F8
analogous
#F8E473 #C9F873 #86F873
triadic
#C9F873 #73C9F8 #F873C9
tetradic
#C9F873 #73F8E4 #A273F8 #F87386
square
#C9F873 #73F8E4 #A273F8 #F87386
split-complementary
#C9F873 #7386F8 #E473F8
monochromatic
#98E50B #B3F539 #C9F873 #DFFBAD #F4FEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#C9F873 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.16
#C9F873 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F873
17.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F873 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F873 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.16 | 17.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE77B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0EEDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f873; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 248, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.169 125.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcfa9f',
500: '#c9f873',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f873; $custom-light: #dcfa9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f873",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 248,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.203,
"s": 90.476,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9193,
"c": 0.16873,
"h": 125.7
},
"luminance": 0.8079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F873
secondary
#713CD3
accent
#00E651
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFFF5
border
#D5D7CF
text
#15170F
muted
#848580