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Colour

#C4DC17

  • #C4DC17
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C4DC17 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 220, 23 and HSL 67°, 81%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C4DC17#C4DC17
HEX#C4DC17
RGBrgb(196, 220, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8627, 0.0902
RGB percentages76.9%, 86.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(67.3, 81.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.3, 89.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 89.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,901,399
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DC17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3B23E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D133no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D1CFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.5Yellow · ΔE 21.3Green yellow · ΔE 25Gold · ΔE 28.2Lawn green · ΔE 39.5Chartreuse · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F17DC
Analogous#DC9217, #61DC17
Triadic#17C4DC, #DC17C4
Split complementary#1761DC, #9217DC
Tetradic#17DC92, #2F17DC, #DC1761

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9C6
Lighter +30%#E9F498
Lighter +20%#DFEF6A
Lighter +10%#D5EB3B
Darker −10%#9BAE12
Darker −20%#72800D
Darker −30%#495109
Darker −40%#1F2304
More saturated +25%#D5F300
Less saturated −25%#ADBE35

Channel breakdown

R196
G220
B23
Red196 (76.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue67.31°
Saturation (HSL)81.07%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G DC · B 17

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