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Recognised as Colour

#C9DDBD

  • #C9DDBD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#C9DDBD is a green with RGB values 201, 221, 189 and HSL 98°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#C9DDBD#C9DDBD
HEX#C9DDBD
RGBrgb(201, 221, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8667, 0.7412
RGB percentages78.8%, 86.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(97.5, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK9%, 0%, 14.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,229,501
CSS custom property--colour: #C9DDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#362242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0D8BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD6BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C9DAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 13.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.1Light yellow · ΔE 15.3Cornsilk · ΔE 15.4Honeydew · ΔE 15.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1BDDD
Analogous#D9DDBD, #BDDDC1
Triadic#BDC9DD, #DDBDC9
Split complementary#C1BDDD, #DDBDD9
Tetradic#BDD9DD, #D1BDDD, #DDC1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5EEDF
Darker −10%#ADCC9B
Darker −20%#92BA7A
Darker −30%#76A958
Darker −40%#5F8846
More saturated +25%#C6EAB1
Less saturated −25%#CCD1CA

Channel breakdown

R201
G221
B189
Red201 (78.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue97.5°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G DD · B BD

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