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Recognised as Colour

#C9EBBD

  • #C9EBBD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#C9EBBD is a green with RGB values 201, 235, 189 and HSL 104°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#C9EBBD#C9EBBD
HEX#C9EBBD
RGBrgb(201, 235, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9216, 0.7412
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(104.3, 53.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.3, 19.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK14.5%, 0%, 19.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,085
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EBBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#361442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE3BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E0BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8E7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Light yellow · ΔE 17.7Beige · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBDEB
Analogous#E0EBBD, #BDEBC8
Triadic#BDC9EB, #EBBDC9
Split complementary#C8BDEB, #EBBDE0
Tetradic#BDE0EB, #DFBDEB, #EBC8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F7E4
Darker −10%#A9DF96
Darker −20%#89D36F
Darker −30%#69C748
Darker −40%#52A933
More saturated +25%#C4F6B2
Less saturated −25%#CEE0C8

Channel breakdown

R201
G235
B189
Red201 (78.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue104.35°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EB · B BD

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