#C1FD95
Named color: Celery. oklch(93% 0.147 133), rgb(193, 253, 149).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.75:1).
About this color
#C1FD95 is a very light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 133°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Celery. Black text reads best on it, at 17.75:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (93%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Celery |
| Black text | 17.75:1 |
| White text | 1.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C1FD95 |
| RGB | rgb(193, 253, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 96%, 79%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.147 133) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C1FD95 | 1.18:1 | Fails | Lc -10.3 | Not readable |
| Black text on #C1FD95 | 17.75:1 | AAA | Lc 94.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #C1FD95 text on white | 1.18:1 | Fails | Lc 8.7 | Not readable |
| #C1FD95 text on black | 17.75:1 | AAA | Lc -95.5 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#EFF9E8
oklch(97% 0.025 132.1)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#C1FD95
oklch(93% 0.147 133)
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Step 200
200
#BEE8A1
oklch(88.4% 0.104 133.1)
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Step 300
300
#8ED94C
oklch(80.8% 0.188 133.1)
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Step 400
400
#6BB900
oklch(70.7% 0.2 133.1)
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Step 500
500
#5B9F00
oklch(63.2% 0.179 133.1)
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Step 600
600
#4C8500
oklch(55.5% 0.157 132.9)
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Step 700
700
#3F7000
oklch(49.1% 0.138 133)
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Step 800
800
#335C00
oklch(42.8% 0.12 132.9)
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Step 900
900
#294D00
oklch(37.8% 0.107 133.2)
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Step 950
950
#162E00
oklch(27.1% 0.077 133.4)
#C1FD95 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FFEF8D | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #FCEA9B | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C2F5E4 | 0.109 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #ECECEC | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C1FD95
#C1FD95
oklch(93% 0.147 133)
- #F3DFFF
#F3DFFF
oklch(92.9% 0.048 313)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C1FD95, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pistachio #C0FA8B ΔE 0.012
- Pale Light Green #B1FC99 ΔE 0.018
- Pastel Green #B0FF9D ΔE 0.018
- Light Pea Green #C4FE82 ΔE 0.021
- Light Yellow Green #CCFD7F ΔE 0.024
- Light Pastel Green #B2FBA5 ΔE 0.024
- Light Light Green #C8FFB0 ΔE 0.033
- Washed Out Green #BCF5A6 ΔE 0.034
Use #C1FD95 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.