HEX atlas value

#B9E085

#B9E085 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 224, 133, HSL 86, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.6532, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B9E085 Sample readable text

HEX #B9E085

RGB rgb(185, 224, 133)

HSL hsl(86 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 41, 12)

Luminance 0.6532

Contrast Black 14.06:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-b9e085: #B9E085;
.background-b9e085 { background-color: #B9E085; }
.text-b9e085 { color: #B9E085; }

Luminance0.6532

Black text14.06:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B9E085","rgb":[185,224,133],"hsl":[86,59,70],"cmyk":[17,0,41,12],"luminance":0.6532,"contrast":{"black":14.06,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3F2CE","hex":"#E3F2CE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.86,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBF075","hex":"#BBF075","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.83,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E0DA85","hex":"#E0DA85","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b9e085.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AC85E0","analogous":["#E0DA85","#8BE085"],"triadic":["#85B9E0","#E085B9"],"tetradic":["#85E0DA","#AC85E0","#E0858B"],"splitComplementary":["#858BE0","#DA85E0"],"monochromatic":["#E3F2CE","#B9E085","#8ECD3C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F2CE","dark":"#8ECD3C","saturated":"#BBF075","desaturated":"#B6CF96","pastel":"#F3F8ED","neon":"#CEFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":43.977266854592045},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":44.598206241955516},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":44.69899327725402},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":46.67976006793523},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":46.67976006793523}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9E085

#B9E085 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B9E085 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 185, 224, and 133, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 59% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6532, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 43.98, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.06:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9E085 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3F2CE#000000 text · best 17.86:1#E3F2CE

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#BBF075#000000 text · best 15.83:1#BBF075

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#E0DA85#000000 text · best 14.54:1#E0DA85

Generated Palette

#B9E085#B9E085

#AC85E0#AC85E0

#E0DA85#E0DA85

#8BE085#8BE085

#E3F2CE#E3F2CE

#8ECD3C#8ECD3C

Color Harmonies

#AC85E0#AC85E0

#E0DA85#E0DA85

#8BE085#8BE085

#85B9E0#85B9E0

#E085B9#E085B9

Variants

#E3F2CE#E3F2CE

#8ECD3C#8ECD3C

#BBF075#BBF075

#B6CF96#B6CF96

#F3F8ED#F3F8ED

#CEFF8F#CEFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Willow Green#A8B88F

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#B9E085

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9E085

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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