HEX atlas value

#B9FEB9

#B9FEB9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 254, 185, HSL 120, 97%, 86%, has luminance 0.847, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#B9FEB9 Sample readable text

HEX #B9FEB9

RGB rgb(185, 254, 185)

HSL hsl(120 97% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 27, 0)

Luminance 0.847

Contrast Black 17.94:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-b9feb9: #B9FEB9;
.background-b9feb9 { background-color: #B9FEB9; }
.text-b9feb9 { color: #B9FEB9; }

Luminance0.847

Black text17.94:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#B9FEB9","rgb":[185,254,185],"hsl":[120,97,86],"cmyk":[27,0,27,0],"luminance":0.847,"contrast":{"black":17.94,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBFEB9","hex":"#DBFEB9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.89,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B9FEDB","hex":"#B9FEDB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.26,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8FFB8","hex":"#B8FFB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.03,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b9feb9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FEB9FE","analogous":["#DBFEB9","#B9FEDB"],"triadic":["#B9B9FE","#FEB9B9"],"tetradic":["#B9DBFE","#FEB9FE","#FEDBB9"],"splitComplementary":["#DBB9FE","#FEB9DB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B9FEB9","#5EFD5E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#5EFD5E","saturated":"#B8FFB8","desaturated":"#C1F6C1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.31666249791537},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":43.70354676682432},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":44.78839135311738}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9FEB9

#B9FEB9 is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #B9FEB9 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 185, 254, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.847, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.94:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9FEB9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DBFEB9#000000 text · best 18.89:1#DBFEB9

#B9FEDB#000000 text · best 18.26:1#B9FEDB

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#B8FFB8#000000 text · best 18.03:1#B8FFB8

Generated Palette

#B9FEB9#B9FEB9

#FEB9FE#FEB9FE

#DBFEB9#DBFEB9

#B9FEDB#B9FEDB

White#FFFFFF

#5EFD5E#5EFD5E

Color Harmonies

#FEB9FE#FEB9FE

#DBFEB9#DBFEB9

#B9FEDB#B9FEDB

#B9B9FE#B9B9FE

#FEB9B9#FEB9B9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#5EFD5E#5EFD5E

#B8FFB8#B8FFB8

#C1F6C1#C1F6C1

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFE0#E0FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#B9FEB9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9FEB9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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