HEX atlas value

#B9E605

#B9E605 is a cool green HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 230, 5, HSL 72, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6692, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#B9E605 Sample readable text

HEX #B9E605

RGB rgb(185, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(72 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6692

Contrast Black 14.38:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-b9e605: #B9E605;
.background-b9e605 { background-color: #B9E605; }
.text-b9e605 { color: #B9E605; }

Luminance0.6692

Black text14.38:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA 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":"#B9E605","rgb":[185,230,5],"hsl":[72,96,46],"cmyk":[20,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6692,"contrast":{"black":14.38,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8FB4B","hex":"#D8FB4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.82,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BCEB00","hex":"#BCEB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.02,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Electric Lime adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b9e605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3205E6","analogous":["#E6A205","#48E605"],"triadic":["#05B9E6","#E605B9"],"tetradic":["#05E6A2","#3205E6","#E60548"],"splitComplementary":["#0548E6","#A205E6"],"monochromatic":["#D8FB4B","#B9E605","#718C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8FB4B","dark":"#718C03","saturated":"#BCEB00","desaturated":"#A9CC1E","pastel":"#D9F179","neon":"#D0FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":45.19955751995809},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":45.760244754590204},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":46.281745861624536},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":48.55924216871593}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9E605

#B9E605 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #B9E605 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 185, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 96% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6692, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.38:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#D8FB4B#000000 text · best 17.82:1#D8FB4B

#BCEB00#000000 text · best 15.02:1#BCEB00

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#B9E605#B9E605

#3205E6#3205E6

#E6A205#E6A205

#48E605#48E605

#D8FB4B#D8FB4B

#718C03#718C03

Color Harmonies

#3205E6#3205E6

#E6A205#E6A205

#48E605#48E605

#05B9E6#05B9E6

#E605B9#E605B9

Variants

#D8FB4B#D8FB4B

#718C03#718C03

#BCEB00#BCEB00

#A9CC1E#A9CC1E

#D9F179#D9F179

#D0FF14#D0FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Peridot#B4C424

Citrine#E4D00A

#B9E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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