#C9F989#C9F989
#C9F989 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.820; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.149 H 128.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 249, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 90%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(86, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 0%, 45%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.56, -33.20, 48.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.56, 58.89, 124.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.44% -0.092 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.44% 0.149 128) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4779, 81.9741, 36.1930) |
| Luminance | 0.8197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 1.75
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 1.91
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 1.98
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 2.10
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 2.77
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F989 #B989F9
analogous
#F9F189 #C9F989 #91F989
triadic
#C9F989 #89C9F9 #F989C9
tetradic
#C9F989 #89F9F1 #B989F9 #F98991
square
#C9F989 #89F9F1 #B989F9 #F98991
split-complementary
#C9F989 #8991F9 #F189F9
monochromatic
#94F315 #AEF64F #C9F989 #E4FCC3 #F2FEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#C9F989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.40
#C9F989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F989
17.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F989 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.40 | 17.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEF0DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 249, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.149 128.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbfbad',
500: '#c9f989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f989; $custom-light: #dbfbad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f989",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 249,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 85.714,
"s": 90.323,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92436,
"c": 0.14923,
"h": 128
},
"luminance": 0.81975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F989
secondary
#894FD7
accent
#00E662
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FCFFF7
border
#D5D7D0
text
#151710
muted
#848581