Colour

#C9D498

#C9D498
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9D498 is a green with RGB values 201, 212, 152 and HSL 71°, 41%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C9D498

RGBrgb(201, 212, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8314, 0.5961

RGB percentages78.8%, 83.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(71, 41.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71, 28.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK5.2%, 0%, 28.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,227,160

CSS custom property--colour: #C9D498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#362B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCE94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBCF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CFCDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.1 Wheat · ΔE 17 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2 Moccasin · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A398D4

Analogous#D4C198, #ABD498

Triadic#98C9D4, #D498C9

Split complementary#98ABD4, #C198D4

Tetradic#98D4C1, #A398D4, #D498AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF2E0

Lighter +10%#DCE3BC

Darker −10%#B6C574

Darker −20%#A3B650

Darker −30%#85953E

Darker −40%#65712F

More saturated +25%#D5E686

Less saturated −25%#BDC2AA

Channel breakdown

R201

G212

B152

Red201 (78.8%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue71°

Saturation (HSL)41.1%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G D4 · B 98

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