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Recognised as Colour

#C9EABB

  • #C9EABB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#C9EABB is a green with RGB values 201, 234, 187 and HSL 102°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#C9EABB#C9EABB
HEX#C9EABB
RGBrgb(201, 234, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9176, 0.7333
RGB percentages78.8%, 91.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(102.1, 52.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.1, 20.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK14.1%, 0%, 20.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,232,827
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#361544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE2B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8DFBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C9E6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Light yellow · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.9Beige · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBBEA
Analogous#E1EABB, #BBEAC4
Triadic#BBC9EA, #EABBC9
Split complementary#C4BBEA, #EABBE1
Tetradic#BBE1EA, #DCBBEA, #EAC4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8F6E2
Darker −10%#AADE94
Darker −20%#8BD26D
Darker −30%#6CC646
Darker −40%#55A633
More saturated +25%#C5F5B0
Less saturated −25%#CDDFC6

Channel breakdown

R201
G234
B187
Red201 (78.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue102.13°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EA · B BB

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