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Recognised as Colour

#C9D6AC

  • #C9D6AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9D6AC is a green with RGB values 201, 214, 172 and HSL 79°, 34%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C9D6AC#C9D6AC
HEX#C9D6AC
RGBrgb(201, 214, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8392, 0.6745
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(78.6, 33.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 19.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK6.1%, 0%, 19.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,692
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D6AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#362953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD1AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD1AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CDD1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.6Wheat · ΔE 15.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.5Beige · ΔE 16.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9ACD6
Analogous#D6CEAC, #B4D6AC
Triadic#ACC9D6, #D6ACC9
Split complementary#ACB4D6, #CEACD6
Tetradic#ACD6CE, #B9ACD6, #D6ACB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F8F0
Lighter +10%#DFE7CE
Darker −10%#B3C58A
Darker −20%#9DB468
Darker −30%#849C4D
Darker −40%#677A3C
More saturated +25%#CFE69D
Less saturated −25%#C3C7BC

Channel breakdown

R201
G214
B172
Red201 (78.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue78.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G D6 · B AC

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