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Recognised as Colour

#C6EA00

  • #C6EA00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C6EA00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 234, 0 and HSL 69°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C6EA00#C6EA00
HEX#C6EA00
RGBrgb(198, 234, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9176, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 91.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(69.2, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.4%, 0%, 100%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,036,032
CSS custom property--colour: #C6EA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#3915FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FADB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5DB2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D2DDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 18.5Yellow · ΔE 18.9Yellow green · ΔE 22Lawn green · ΔE 32.9Gold · ΔE 33.1Chartreuse · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2400EA
Analogous#EA9900, #51EA00
Triadic#00C6EA, #EA00C6
Split complementary#0051EA, #9900EA
Tetradic#00EA99, #2400EA, #EA0051

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FFB7
Lighter +30%#ECFF84
Lighter +20%#E4FF51
Lighter +10%#DCFF1E
Darker −10%#9BB700
Darker −20%#708400
Darker −30%#455100
Darker −40%#191E00
More saturated +25%#C6EA00
Less saturated −25%#B2CD1D

Channel breakdown

R198
G234
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue69.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G EA · B 00

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