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Recognised as Colour

#C4E02C

  • #C4E02C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C4E02C is a yellow with RGB values 196, 224, 44 and HSL 69°, 74%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C4E02C#C4E02C
HEX#C4E02C
RGBrgb(196, 224, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8784, 0.1725
RGB percentages76.9%, 87.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(69.3, 74.4%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 80.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.5%, 0%, 80.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,902,444
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E02C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#3B1FD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD43Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15Yellow · ΔE 23.5Green yellow · ΔE 23.9Gold · ΔE 30.4Khaki · ΔE 38.6Lawn green · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#482CE0
Analogous#E0A22C, #6AE02C
Triadic#2CC4E0, #E02CC4
Split complementary#2C6AE0, #A22CE0
Tetradic#2CE0A2, #482CE0, #E02C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FADE
Lighter +30%#E9F4B1
Lighter +20%#DDED85
Lighter +10%#D0E758
Darker −10%#A4BD1C
Darker −20%#7E9115
Darker −30%#57640F
Darker −40%#303808
More saturated +25%#D9FE0E
Less saturated −25%#AFC24A

Channel breakdown

R196
G224
B44
Red196 (76.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue69.33°
Saturation (HSL)74.38%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G E0 · B 2C

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