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#9CEB00 Color

#9CEB00 is rgb(156, 235, 0) in RGB, hsl(80, 100%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 100%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CEB00
HEX#9CEB00
RGBrgb(156, 235, 0)
HSLhsl(80, 100%, 46%)
HSVhsv(80, 100%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 100%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.23 129.9)
LABlab(85.48% -45.34 81.11)
LCHlch(85.48% 92.92 119.21)

What #9CEB00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9CEB00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.68Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 6.84Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 7.49French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 8.61Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.41Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 11.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9CEB00 Channel Values

How #9CEB00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 156 · G 235 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 100% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 100% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CEB00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CEB00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CEB00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CEB00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CEB00
Complementary
#4E00EB
Analogous
#EBC400
Analogous
#27EB00
Triadic
#009CEB
Triadic
#EB009C
Split comp.
#0027EB
Split comp.
#C300EB

Tints & Shades of #9CEB00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFFF0F
#BDFF38
#C9FF5C
#D6FF85
#E2FFA8
#F0FFD1

Shades

#88CC00
#74AD00
#5F8F00
#4B7000
#365200
#223300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CEB00.

How #9CEB00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9CEB00
Protanopia#E0E007
Protanomaly#C8E504
Deuteranopia#D5D51F
Deuteranomaly#C1DE17
Tritanopia#B1DDDD
Tritanomaly#A9E3B0
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CEB00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ceb00: #9CEB00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CEB00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ceb00': '#9CEB00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.922, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9ceb00">#9CEB00</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CEB00"

More Green Colors

#9CEB00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CEB00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CEB00?

#9CEB00 is a mid-tone green — rgb(156, 235, 0) in RGB and hsl(80, 100%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #9CEB00?

#9CEB00 is rgb(156, 235, 0) — red 156, green 235, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CEB00?

#9CEB00 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 100%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CEB00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CEB00 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CEB00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CEB00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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