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Recognised as Colour

#C5E79B

  • #C5E79B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C5E79B is a green with RGB values 197, 231, 155 and HSL 87°, 61%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5E79B#C5E79B
HEX#C5E79B
RGBrgb(197, 231, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9059, 0.6078
RGB percentages77.3%, 90.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(86.8, 61.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 32.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.7%, 0%, 32.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,969,883
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E79B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3A1864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDD96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DB9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#C9E0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Khaki · ΔE 19.1Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 22.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9BE7
Analogous#E7E39B, #9FE79B
Triadic#9BC5E7, #E79BC5
Split complementary#9B9FE7, #E39BE7
Tetradic#9BE7E3, #BD9BE7, #E79B9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FBED
Lighter +10%#DDF1C4
Darker −10%#ADDD72
Darker −20%#95D349
Darker −30%#7CBC2D
Darker −40%#619323
More saturated +25%#C7F68B
Less saturated −25%#C3D8AB

Channel breakdown

R197
G231
B155
Red197 (77.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue86.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E7 · B 9B

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