Recognised as Colour

#C4E212

#C4E212
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C4E212 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 226, 18 and HSL 69°, 85%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C4E212

RGBrgb(196, 226, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8863, 0.0706

RGB percentages76.9%, 88.6%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(68.7, 85.2%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.7, 92%, 88.6%)

CMYK13.3%, 0%, 92%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,902,930

CSS custom property--colour: #C4E212;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#3B1DED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED532no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0D5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.6 Yellow · ΔE 20.2 Green yellow · ΔE 21.7 Gold · ΔE 30.5 Lawn green · ΔE 36.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3012E2

Analogous#E29812, #5CE212

Triadic#12C4E2, #E212C4

Split complementary#125CE2, #9812E2

Tetradic#12E298, #3012E2, #E2125C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FAC6

Lighter +30%#E9F796

Lighter +20%#DFF367

Lighter +10%#D5EF38

Darker −10%#9BB30E

Darker −20%#72840A

Darker −30%#495407

Darker −40%#202503

More saturated +25%#D1F400

Less saturated −25%#AEC330

Channel breakdown

R196

G226

B18

Red196 (76.9%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue68.65°

Saturation (HSL)85.25%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C4 · G E2 · B 12

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Colour values

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