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Colour

#C9D500

  • #C9D500
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#C9D500 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 213, 0 and HSL 63°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#C9D500#C9D500
HEX#C9D500
RGBrgb(201, 213, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8353, 0
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(63.4, 100%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 100%, 83.5%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 100%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,264
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#362AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 21.1Gold · ΔE 23.3Green yellow · ΔE 30.3Goldenrod · ΔE 36.5Khaki · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C00D5
Analogous#D57700, #5FD500
Triadic#00C9D5, #D500C9
Split complementary#005FD5, #7700D5
Tetradic#00D576, #0C00D5, #D5005E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFFA2
Lighter +30%#F7FF6F
Lighter +20%#F4FF3C
Lighter +10%#F1FF09
Darker −10%#99A200
Darker −20%#696F00
Darker −30%#393C00
Darker −40%#080900
More saturated +25%#C9D500
Less saturated −25%#B1BA1B

Channel breakdown

R201
G213
B0
Red201 (78.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue63.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G D5 · B 00

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