What color is #9BE60F?

#9BE60F is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(155, 230, 15), and in HSL hsl(81, 88%, 48%).

Is #9BE60F accessible as text?

On white, #9BE60F has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.72:1 (passes). For text placed on #9BE60F, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #9BE60F?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #9BE60F?

#9BE60F pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #5A0FE6. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #9BE60F below.

Is #9BE60F good for buttons?

#9BE60F works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #9BE60F — white text only reaches 1.53:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #9BE60F the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #9BE60F is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#9BE60F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #9BE60F

Not just a swatch — here's how #9BE60F works with other colors. Named schemes with #9BE60F in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #9BE60F Secondary #E27534 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Lawn Green glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #9BE60F Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #9BE60F Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Lawn Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #9BE60F Secondary #E9FFCD Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #9BE60F Anchor #141210 Accent #C3A54B Secondary #262B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Lawn Green carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #9BE60F actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 59/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 47/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 17/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 19/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 13/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 20/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 86/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 14/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 40/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 52/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #9BE60F

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People also use #9BE60F with

Saffron Malachite Grape Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.1:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EAF5D4 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #53E60F — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #9BE60F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #9BE60F;
  --color-base-rgb: 155 230 15;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.3% 0.223 129.6);
  --color-50: #F9FEF0;
  --color-100: #F0FDD8;
  --color-200: #E1FAB2;
  --color-300: #C9F07F;
  --color-400: #AFE250;
  --color-500: #92C82D;
  --color-600: #71982A;
  --color-700: #526B24;
  --color-800: #37461B;
  --color-900: #222B13;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F9FEF0',
    100: '#F0FDD8',
    200: '#E1FAB2',
    300: '#C9F07F',
    400: '#AFE250',
    500: '#92C82D',
    600: '#71982A',
    700: '#526B24',
    800: '#37461B',
    900: '#222B13',
  },
}

$base: #9BE60F;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F9FEF0;
$base-100: #F0FDD8;
$base-200: #E1FAB2;
$base-300: #C9F07F;
$base-400: #AFE250;
$base-500: #92C82D;
$base-600: #71982A;
$base-700: #526B24;
$base-800: #37461B;
$base-900: #222B13;
$base-hover: #7CB80C;
$base-subtle: #DFF2BD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#9BE60F",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E1FAB2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C9F07F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AFE250",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#92C82D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#71982A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#526B24",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#37461B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#222B13",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #9BE60F

Color Lab

Pairs with #9BE60F

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