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Recognised as Colour

#C5D651

  • #C5D651
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C5D651 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 214, 81 and HSL 68°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C5D651#C5D651
HEX#C5D651
RGBrgb(197, 214, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8392, 0.3176
RGB percentages77.3%, 83.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(67.7, 61.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.7, 62.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK7.9%, 0%, 62.1%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,965,457
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D651;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3A29AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4CC40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CD5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D1CBBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.5Khaki · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.4Olive · ΔE 32.4Gold · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6251D6
Analogous#D6A451, #83D651
Triadic#51C5D6, #D651C5
Split complementary#5182D6, #A551D6
Tetradic#51D6A5, #6251D6, #D65182

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDF6
Lighter +30%#EEF3CD
Lighter +20%#E1E9A4
Lighter +10%#D3E07A
Darker −10%#B2C52F
Darker −20%#8D9C25
Darker −30%#68731B
Darker −40%#424A11
More saturated +25%#D9F136
Less saturated −25%#B1BB6C

Channel breakdown

R197
G214
B81
Red197 (77.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue67.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G D6 · B 51

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