#B9F939 Color

#B9F939 is rgb(185, 249, 57) in RGB, hsl(80, 94%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 77%, 2%) 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 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9F939

HEX#B9F939

RGBrgb(185, 249, 57)

HSLhsl(80, 94%, 60%)

HSVhsv(80, 77%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 77%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.217 127.1)

LABlab(91.21% -39.51 77.40)

LCHlch(91.21% 86.91 117.04)

What #B9F939 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 #B9F939, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.31 Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 7.61 Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 10.62 French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 10.93 Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 11.72 Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 11.89

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#B9F939 Channel Values

How #B9F939 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 185 · G 249 · B 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 80° · S 94% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 80° · S 77% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9F939 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9F939

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9F939; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B9F939

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.

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How #B9F939 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#B9F939

Protanopia#F0F03A

Protanomaly#DCF33A

Deuteranopia#E6E642

Deuteranomaly#D6EE3E

Tritanopia#CCEBEB

Tritanomaly#C4F1BE

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #B9F939 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9f939: #B9F939;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9F939;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9f939': '#B9F939' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.976, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_b9f939">#B9F939</color>

SVG fillfill="#B9F939"

More Green Colors

#B9F939 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#B9F939 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9F939?

#B9F939 is a light green — rgb(185, 249, 57) in RGB and hsl(80, 94%, 60%) 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 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #B9F939?

#B9F939 is rgb(185, 249, 57) — red 185, green 249, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9F939?

#B9F939 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 77%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9F939 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9F939 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9F939 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9F939 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 7.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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