Colour

#C9DA8F

#C9DA8F
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9DA8F is a green with RGB values 201, 218, 143 and HSL 74°, 50%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C9DA8F

RGBrgb(201, 218, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8549, 0.5608

RGB percentages78.8%, 85.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(73.6, 50.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.6, 34.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK7.8%, 0%, 34.4%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,228,687

CSS custom property--colour: #C9DA8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#362570

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D28Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1D392no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0D2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Khaki · ΔE 14.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.2 Wheat · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A08FDA

Analogous#DAC68F, #A3DA8F

Triadic#8FC9DA, #DA8FC9

Split complementary#8FA3DA, #C68FDA

Tetradic#8FDAC6, #A08FDA, #DA8FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF3DC

Lighter +10%#DBE7B5

Darker −10%#B7CD69

Darker −20%#A4C142

Darker −30%#859C34

Darker −40%#647627

More saturated +25%#D3ED7C

Less saturated −25%#BFC7A2

Channel breakdown

R201

G218

B143

Red201 (78.8%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue73.6°

Saturation (HSL)50.34%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G DA · B 8F

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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