Colour

#C5D89D

#C5D89D
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C5D89D is a green with RGB values 197, 216, 157 and HSL 79°, 43%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C5D89D

RGBrgb(197, 216, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8471, 0.6157

RGB percentages77.3%, 84.7%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(79.3, 43.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.3, 27.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK8.8%, 0%, 27.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,966,045

CSS custom property--colour: #C5D89D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#3A2762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFD199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCD0A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CAD2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.6 Wheat · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B09DD8

Analogous#D8CE9D, #A7D89D

Triadic#9DC5D8, #D89DC5

Split complementary#9DA7D8, #CE9DD8

Tetradic#9DD8CE, #B09DD8, #D89DA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F5E6

Lighter +10%#DBE7C1

Darker −10%#AFC979

Darker −20%#9ABB54

Darker −30%#7F9D3F

Darker −40%#617930

More saturated +25%#CBE98C

Less saturated −25%#BFC7AE

Channel breakdown

R197

G216

B157

Red197 (77.3%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue79.32°

Saturation (HSL)43.07%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G D8 · B 9D

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