Recognised as Colour

#C8D95D

#C8D95D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C8D95D is a yellow with RGB values 200, 217, 93 and HSL 68°, 62%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C8D95D

RGBrgb(200, 217, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.851, 0.3647

RGB percentages78.4%, 85.1%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(68.2, 62%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 57.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK7.8%, 0%, 57.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,162,845

CSS custom property--colour: #C8D95D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#3726A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CF50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D3CEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.9 Khaki · ΔE 20.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3 Light green · ΔE 31.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6E5DD9

Analogous#D9AC5D, #8AD95D

Triadic#5DC8D9, #D95DC8

Split complementary#5D8AD9, #AC5DD9

Tetradic#5DD9AC, #6E5DD9, #D95D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F6D9

Lighter +20%#E4ECB0

Lighter +10%#D6E386

Darker −10%#BACF34

Darker −20%#97A828

Darker −30%#727F1E

Darker −40%#4D5614

More saturated +25%#DAF244

Less saturated −25%#B6C076

Channel breakdown

R200

G217

B93

Red200 (78.4%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue68.23°

Saturation (HSL)62%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C8 · G D9 · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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