#b9ec4c

Color #b9ec4c

A vivid, highly saturated light green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9ec4c

RGB

rgb(185, 236, 76)

HSL

hsl(79.1, 80.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(79.1, 67.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 0%, 67.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(87.4, -38.58, 68.91)

LCH

lch(87.4, 78.97, 119.24)

OKLCH

oklch(87.8%, 0.1911, 125.52)

HWB

hwb(79.1, 29.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f4cec

Analogous

#eccf4c

#b9ec4c

#69ec4c

Triadic

#b9ec4c

#4cb9ec

#ec4cb9

Split-complementary

#b9ec4c

#4c69ec

#cf4cec

Tetradic

#b9ec4c

#4cec7f

#7f4cec

#ec4cb9

Square

#b9ec4c

#4ceccf

#7f4cec

#ec4c69

Shades

Color #b9ec4c mixed toward black.

#a7e71d

#87bc14

#658d0f

#435e0a

#222f05

Tints

Color #b9ec4c mixed toward white.

#c5ef6a

#d0f288

#dcf6a6

#e8f9c3

#f3fce1

Tones

Color #b9ec4c mixed toward gray.

#b4df59

#afd167

#abc474

#a6b781

#a1a98f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d28b · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#ceca95 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#bcaab0 · ΔE 40.9

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9ec4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9ec4c]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9ec4c (#b9ec4c) is rgb(185, 236, 76) in RGB.

No, #b9ec4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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