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Recognised as Colour

#C8E1AA

  • #C8E1AA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C8E1AA is a green with RGB values 200, 225, 170 and HSL 87°, 48%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C8E1AA#C8E1AA
HEX#C8E1AA
RGBrgb(200, 225, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8824, 0.6667
RGB percentages78.4%, 88.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(87.3, 47.8%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.3, 24.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 24.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,164,970
CSS custom property--colour: #C8E1AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#371E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7DAA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D8ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CBDCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Wheat · ΔE 19.5Light yellow · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3AAE1
Analogous#E1DEAA, #ADE1AA
Triadic#AAC8E1, #E1AAC8
Split complementary#AAADE1, #DEAAE1
Tetradic#AAE1DE, #C3AAE1, #E1AAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FCF5
Lighter +10%#E0EED0
Darker −10%#B0D484
Darker −20%#97C65F
Darker −30%#7EB33F
Darker −40%#648D32
More saturated +25%#C9EF9C
Less saturated −25%#C7D3B8

Channel breakdown

R200
G225
B170
Red200 (78.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue87.27°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C8 · G E1 · B AA

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