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Recognised as Colour

#C5E603

  • #C5E603
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#C5E603 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 230, 3 and HSL 69°, 97%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#C5E603#C5E603
HEX#C5E603
RGBrgb(197, 230, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.902, 0.0118
RGB percentages77.3%, 90.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(68.7, 97.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.7, 98.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK14.3%, 0%, 98.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,969,475
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E603;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3A19FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6D800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2D82Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D1D9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 19.1Green yellow · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 20.7Gold · ΔE 31.7Lawn green · ΔE 34.5Chartreuse · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2403E6
Analogous#E69603, #53E603
Triadic#03C5E6, #E603C5
Split complementary#0353E6, #9603E6
Tetradic#03E696, #2403E6, #E60353

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FEB7
Lighter +30%#ECFD85
Lighter +20%#E4FD52
Lighter +10%#DCFC20
Darker −10%#9AB402
Darker −20%#6F8102
Darker −30%#444F01
Darker −40%#191D00
More saturated +25%#C7E900
Less saturated −25%#B0C920

Channel breakdown

R197
G230
B3
Red197 (77.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue68.72°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E6 · B 03

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