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Recognised as Colour

#C6D50F

  • #C6D50F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6D50F is a yellow with RGB values 198, 213, 15 and HSL 65°, 87%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6D50F#C6D50F
HEX#C6D50F
RGBrgb(198, 213, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8353, 0.0588
RGB percentages77.6%, 83.5%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(64.5, 86.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.5, 93%, 83.5%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 93%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,030,671
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D50F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#392AF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CC2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D4C8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.2Yellow · ΔE 21.7Gold · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 29.5Goldenrod · ΔE 36.9Khaki · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E0FD5
Analogous#D5810F, #63D50F
Triadic#0FC6D5, #D50FC6
Split complementary#0F63D5, #810FD5
Tetradic#0FD581, #1E0FD5, #D50F63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAB6
Lighter +30%#EEF786
Lighter +20%#E7F357
Lighter +10%#E1F027
Darker −10%#9AA50C
Darker −20%#6D7608
Darker −30%#414605
Darker −40%#151602
More saturated +25%#D3E400
Less saturated −25%#AEB92C

Channel breakdown

R198
G213
B15
Red198 (77.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue64.55°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G D5 · B 0F

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