HEX atlas value

#B9F15F

#B9F15F is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 241, 95, HSL 83, 84%, 66%, has luminance 0.7405, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#B9F15F Sample readable text

HEX #B9F15F

RGB rgb(185, 241, 95)

HSL hsl(83 84% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 61, 5)

Luminance 0.7405

Contrast Black 15.81:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-b9f15f: #B9F15F;
.background-b9f15f { background-color: #B9F15F; }
.text-b9f15f { color: #B9F15F; }

Luminance0.7405

Black text15.81:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#B9F15F","rgb":[185,241,95],"hsl":[83,84,66],"cmyk":[23,0,61,5],"luminance":0.7405,"contrast":{"black":15.81,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEF8B4","hex":"#DEF8B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.19,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDFF52","hex":"#BDFF52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.59,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1E05F","hex":"#F1E05F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.57,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Green Yellow 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/b9f15f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#975FF1","analogous":["#F1E05F","#70F15F"],"triadic":["#5FB9F1","#F15FB9"],"tetradic":["#5FF1E0","#975FF1","#F15F70"],"splitComplementary":["#5F70F1","#E05FF1"],"monochromatic":["#DEF8B4","#B9F15F","#92E114"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEF8B4","dark":"#92E114","saturated":"#BDFF52","desaturated":"#B5DE73","pastel":"#ECF8D8","neon":"#CCFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":51.419840528729765},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":51.778373863998475},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":54.00925846556311},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":59.36328831862332},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":61.163714733492114}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9F15F

#B9F15F is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #B9F15F is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 185, 241, and 95, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 83deg with 84% saturation and 66% 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 0.7405, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 51.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.81:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9F15F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEF8B4#000000 text · best 18.19:1#DEF8B4

#BDFF52#000000 text · best 17.59:1#BDFF52

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#F1E05F#000000 text · best 15.57:1#F1E05F

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#B9F15F#B9F15F

#975FF1#975FF1

#F1E05F#F1E05F

#70F15F#70F15F

#DEF8B4#DEF8B4

#92E114#92E114

Color Harmonies

#975FF1#975FF1

#F1E05F#F1E05F

#70F15F#70F15F

#5FB9F1#5FB9F1

#F15FB9#F15FB9

Variants

#DEF8B4#DEF8B4

#92E114#92E114

#BDFF52#BDFF52

#B5DE73#B5DE73

#ECF8D8#ECF8D8

#CCFF7A#CCFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Straw#E4D96F

Pear#D1E231

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Pistachio#93C572

#B9F15F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9F15F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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