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Recognised as Colour

#C6DF36

  • #C6DF36
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6DF36 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 223, 54 and HSL 69°, 73%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6DF36#C6DF36
HEX#C6DF36
RGBrgb(198, 223, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8745, 0.2118
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.5%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(68.9, 72.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 75.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.2%, 0%, 75.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,270
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DF36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#3920C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED304no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD446no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D2D3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2Yellow · ΔE 25.2Green yellow · ΔE 26.2Gold · ΔE 30Khaki · ΔE 35.4Olivedrab · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F36DF
Analogous#DFA336, #72DF36
Triadic#36C6DF, #DF36C6
Split complementary#3672DF, #A336DF
Tetradic#36DFA3, #4F36DF, #DF3671

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBE6
Lighter +30%#EBF4BA
Lighter +20%#DFED8E
Lighter +10%#D2E662
Darker −10%#ABC31F
Darker −20%#849718
Darker −30%#5E6B11
Darker −40%#373F0A
More saturated +25%#DBFC19
Less saturated −25%#B1C253

Channel breakdown

R198
G223
B54
Red198 (77.6%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue68.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.53%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G DF · B 36

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