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Recognised as Colour

#C6E314

  • #C6E314
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6E314 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 227, 20 and HSL 68°, 84%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6E314#C6E314
HEX#C6E314
RGBrgb(198, 227, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8902, 0.0784
RGB percentages77.6%, 89%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(68.4, 83.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.4, 91.2%, 89%)
CMYK12.8%, 0%, 91.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,034,260
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E314;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#391CEB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3D600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D3D6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Yellow · ΔE 19.7Green yellow · ΔE 21.9Gold · ΔE 30Lawn green · ΔE 36.6Chartreuse · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3114E3
Analogous#E39814, #5FE314
Triadic#14C6E3, #E314C6
Split complementary#145FE3, #9814E3
Tetradic#14E398, #3114E3, #E3145F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FAC9
Lighter +30%#E9F69A
Lighter +20%#DFF26B
Lighter +10%#D5EE3C
Darker −10%#9DB410
Darker −20%#74850C
Darker −30%#4B5608
Darker −40%#222803
More saturated +25%#D4F700
Less saturated −25%#B0C433

Channel breakdown

R198
G227
B20
Red198 (77.6%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue68.41°
Saturation (HSL)83.81%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G E3 · B 14

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