What color is #9EF640?

#9EF640 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(158, 246, 64), and in HSL hsl(89, 91%, 61%).

Is #9EF640 accessible as text?

On white, #9EF640 has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.71:1 (passes). For text placed on #9EF640, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #9EF640?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-300 (#BBF451).

What colors go well with #9EF640?

#9EF640 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #9941F6. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #9EF640 below.

Is #9EF640 good for buttons?

#9EF640 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #9EF640 — white text only reaches 1.34:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #9EF640 the same as CSS greenyellow?

No — #9EF640 is not the CSS named color greenyellow, but greenyellow (#ADFF2F) is the closest CSS named color.

#9EF640 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #9EF640

Not just a swatch — here's how #9EF640 works with other colors. Named schemes with #9EF640 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #9EF640 Secondary #E27633 Accent #DBA524 Anchor #5F3949 Surface #F2EAD6

Green Yellow 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 #9EF640 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Green Yellow 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 #9EF640 Secondary #AE6B00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Green Yellow 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 #9EF640 Secondary #E7FFD0 Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Green Yellow 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 Green Yellow carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #9EF640 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Green Yellow 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 #9EF640 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 57/100

Neutral

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

Softness 49/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 13/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 20/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 11/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 15/100

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 9/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 44/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 51/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #9EF640

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People also use #9EF640 with

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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 13.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #ECF8DE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #62F641 — 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 #9EF640 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #9EF640;
  --color-base-rgb: 158 246 64;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(88.5% 0.223 132.4);
  --color-50: #F8FEF0;
  --color-100: #EBFDD8;
  --color-200: #D7FBB1;
  --color-300: #BAF27D;
  --color-400: #9CE44E;
  --color-500: #7DCB2A;
  --color-600: #639A28;
  --color-700: #496C23;
  --color-800: #31461B;
  --color-900: #1F2B12;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  green-yellow: {
    50: '#F8FEF0',
    100: '#EBFDD8',
    200: '#D7FBB1',
    300: '#BAF27D',
    400: '#9CE44E',
    500: '#7DCB2A',
    600: '#639A28',
    700: '#496C23',
    800: '#31461B',
    900: '#1F2B12',
  },
}

$base: #9EF640;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F8FEF0;
$base-100: #EBFDD8;
$base-200: #D7FBB1;
$base-300: #BAF27D;
$base-400: #9CE44E;
$base-500: #7DCB2A;
$base-600: #639A28;
$base-700: #496C23;
$base-800: #31461B;
$base-900: #1F2B12;
$base-hover: #80EE0B;
$base-subtle: #E2F6CD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#9EF640",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EBFDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D7FBB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#BAF27D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#9CE44E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#7DCB2A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#639A28",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#496C23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#31461B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1F2B12",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #9EF640

Color Lab

Pairs with #9EF640

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