Colour

#C9E598

#C9E598
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9E598 is a green with RGB values 201, 229, 152 and HSL 82°, 60%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C9E598

RGBrgb(201, 229, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.898, 0.5961

RGB percentages78.8%, 89.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(81.8, 59.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 33.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK12.2%, 0%, 33.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,231,512

CSS custom property--colour: #C9E598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#361A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDDC93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9DB9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CEDED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.5 Khaki · ΔE 16.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B498E5

Analogous#E5DB98, #A3E598

Triadic#98C9E5, #E598C9

Split complementary#98A3E5, #DA98E5

Tetradic#98E5DA, #B498E5, #E598A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4FAE9

Lighter +10%#DEEFC1

Darker −10%#B4DB6F

Darker −20%#9ED047

Darker −30%#85B62E

Darker −40%#678D24

More saturated +25%#CDF588

Less saturated −25%#C5D5A8

Channel breakdown

R201

G229

B152

Red201 (78.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue81.82°

Saturation (HSL)59.69%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G E5 · B 98

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Colour values

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