HEX atlas value

#B9FA05

#B9FA05 is a cool green HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 250, 5, HSL 76, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.787, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#B9FA05 Sample readable text

HEX #B9FA05

RGB rgb(185, 250, 5)

HSL hsl(76 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.787

Contrast Black 16.74:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-b9fa05: #B9FA05;
.background-b9fa05 { background-color: #B9FA05; }
.text-b9fa05 { color: #B9FA05; }

Luminance0.787

Black text16.74:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA 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":"#B9FA05","rgb":[185,250,5],"hsl":[76,96,50],"cmyk":[26,0,98,2],"luminance":0.787,"contrast":{"black":16.74,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"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":"#D2FC5F","hex":"#D2FC5F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.83,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBFF00","hex":"#BBFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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"]}]

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/b9fa05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4605FA","analogous":["#FAC105","#3EFA05"],"triadic":["#05B9FA","#FA05B9"],"tetradic":["#05FAC1","#4605FA","#FA053E"],"splitComplementary":["#053EFA","#C105FA"],"monochromatic":["#D2FC5F","#B9FA05","#76A003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2FC5F","dark":"#76A003","saturated":"#BBFF00","desaturated":"#ACDE21","pastel":"#D7F38C","neon":"#C6FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":38.65229618017538},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":43.965895873961216},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":55.569775957799216},{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":58.42944463196617}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9FA05

#B9FA05 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #B9FA05 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 185, 250, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 96% saturation and 50% 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 0.787, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.74:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9FA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

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

#D2FC5F#000000 text · best 17.83:1#D2FC5F

#BBFF00#000000 text · best 17.42:1#BBFF00

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

Generated Palette

#B9FA05#B9FA05

#4605FA#4605FA

#FAC105#FAC105

#3EFA05#3EFA05

#D2FC5F#D2FC5F

#76A003#76A003

Color Harmonies

#4605FA#4605FA

#FAC105#FAC105

#3EFA05#3EFA05

#05B9FA#05B9FA

#FA05B9#FA05B9

Variants

#D2FC5F#D2FC5F

#76A003#76A003

#BBFF00#BBFF00

#ACDE21#ACDE21

#D7F38C#D7F38C

#C6FF29#C6FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

Chartreuse#7FFF00

#B9FA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9FA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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