#C9F997#C9F997
#C9F997 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.824; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.135 H 129.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9F997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 249, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 89%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(89, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 0%, 39.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.75, -31.55, 42.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.75, 52.62, 126.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.65% -0.0866 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.65% 0.135 129.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5481, 82.4022, 41.8293) |
| Luminance | 0.8240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 1.90
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 2.10
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 2.99
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 3.42
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 3.55
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9F997 #C797F9
analogous
#F9F897 #C9F997 #98F997
triadic
#C9F997 #97C9F9 #F997C9
tetradic
#C9F997 #97F9F8 #C797F9 #F99798
square
#C9F997 #97F9F8 #C797F9 #F99798
split-complementary
#C9F997 #9798F9 #F897F9
monochromatic
#8DF223 #ABF65D #C9F997 #E7FCD1 #F0FDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#C9F997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.48
#C9F997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9F997
17.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9F997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9F997 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.48 | 17.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE99C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCF1E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9f997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 249, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.135 129.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbfbb7',
500: '#c9f997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9f997; $custom-light: #dbfbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9f997",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 249,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.388,
"s": 89.091,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92649,
"c": 0.13484,
"h": 129.9
},
"luminance": 0.82403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9F997
secondary
#995BD9
accent
#00E670
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FCFFF8
border
#D5D7D1
text
#151711
muted
#848581