Colour

#C5DC34

#C5DC34
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C5DC34 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 220, 52 and HSL 68°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C5DC34

RGBrgb(197, 220, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8627, 0.2039

RGB percentages77.3%, 86.3%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(68.2, 70.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 76.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK10.5%, 0%, 76.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,966,964

CSS custom property--colour: #C5DC34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#3A23CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D144no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D1D0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 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 text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3 Yellow · ΔE 25.7 Green yellow · ΔE 27.4 Gold · ΔE 29.4 Khaki · ΔE 34.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B34DC

Analogous#DC9F34, #71DC34

Triadic#34C5DC, #DC34C5

Split complementary#3471DC, #9F34DC

Tetradic#34DC9F, #4B34DC, #DC3471

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7FAE2

Lighter +30%#EAF3B7

Lighter +20%#DEEB8B

Lighter +10%#D1E35F

Darker −10%#A7BD21

Darker −20%#819119

Darker −30%#5A6611

Darker −40%#333A0A

More saturated +25%#DBFA16

Less saturated −25%#AFBE52

Channel breakdown

R197

G220

B52

Red197 (77.3%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue68.21°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G DC · B 34

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Colour values

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