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Recognised as Colour

#C9ECB9

  • #C9ECB9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#C9ECB9 is a green with RGB values 201, 236, 185 and HSL 101°, 57%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#C9ECB9#C9ECB9
HEX#C9ECB9
RGBrgb(201, 236, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9255, 0.7255
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(101.2, 57.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 21.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 21.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,337
CSS custom property--colour: #C9ECB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.18:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#361346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0E4B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAE1BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C9E8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Light yellow · ΔE 19.1Beige · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB9EC
Analogous#E2ECB9, #B9ECC3
Triadic#B9C9EC, #ECB9C9
Split complementary#C3B9EC, #ECB9E2
Tetradic#B9E2EC, #DCB9EC, #ECC3B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8F7E1
Darker −10%#AAE191
Darker −20%#8BD669
Darker −30%#6CCB41
Darker −40%#55AB2E
More saturated +25%#C5F7AE
Less saturated −25%#CDE1C4

Channel breakdown

R201
G236
B185
Red201 (78.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue101.18°
Saturation (HSL)57.3%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EC · B B9

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