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#b9ef1d

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
185, 239, 29
HSL
75°, 87%, 53%
CMYK
23, 0, 88, 6
Luminance
0.7214

Every format

HEX#b9ef1d
RGBrgb(185, 239, 29)
HSLhsl(75, 87%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 88%, 6%)
LABlab(88.0 -41.9 82.4)
LCHlch(88.0 92.5 116.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.883 0.216 124.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b9ef1d;
background-color: #b9ef1d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b9ef1d] bg-[#b9ef1d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b9ef1d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.725, green: 0.937, blue: 0.114)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b9ef1d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b9ef1d on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b9ef1d on black: 15.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.5%
Green93.7%
Blue11.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow87.9%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#b9ef1d text on a black background

contrast 15.43:1

Card sample

#b9ef1d text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b9ef1d;
Background color
Panel with #b9ef1d background
background-color: #b9ef1d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b9ef1d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(185, 239, 29, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(185, 239, 29, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b9ef1d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ef1d, #2DEF1D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b9ef1d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b9ef1d in the Color Lab