Recognised as Colour

#C2D55E

#C2D55E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C2D55E is a yellow with RGB values 194, 213, 94 and HSL 70°, 59%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C2D55E#C2D55E

HEX#C2D55E

RGBrgb(194, 213, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.8353, 0.3686

RGB percentages76.1%, 83.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(69.6, 58.6%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.6, 55.9%, 83.5%)

CMYK8.9%, 0%, 55.9%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,768,606

CSS custom property--colour: #C2D55E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#3D2AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2CB52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CC65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CCCABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.3 Khaki · ΔE 19.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.2 Light green · ΔE 30.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#715ED5

Analogous#D5AD5E, #87D55E

Triadic#5EC2D5, #D55EC2

Split complementary#5E86D5, #AD5ED5

Tetradic#5ED5AD, #715ED5, #D55E86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F5D7

Lighter +20%#E1EAAF

Lighter +10%#D1E086

Darker −10%#B3CA36

Darker −20%#8FA32A

Darker −30%#6C7A20

Darker −40%#485215

More saturated +25%#D3EE45

Less saturated −25%#B1BC77

Channel breakdown

R194

G213

B94

Red194 (76.1%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue69.58°

Saturation (HSL)58.62%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C2 · G D5 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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