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Recognised as Colour

#C9EDC9

  • #C9EDC9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#C9EDC9 is a green with RGB values 201, 237, 201 and HSL 120°, 50%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#C9EDC9#C9EDC9
HEX#C9EDC9
RGBrgb(201, 237, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9294, 0.7882
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(120, 50%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 15.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK15.2%, 0%, 15.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,609
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.44:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#361236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE6C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6EBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.9Beige · ΔE 15.3Honeydew · ΔE 15.8Light yellow · ΔE 16Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.2Cornsilk · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC9ED
Analogous#DBEDC9, #C9EDDB
Triadic#C9C9ED, #EDC9C9
Split complementary#DBC9ED, #EDC9DB
Tetradic#C9DBED, #EDC9ED, #EDDBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFFAEF
Darker −10%#A3E0A3
Darker −20%#7DD47D
Darker −30%#56C756
Darker −40%#3AB03A
More saturated +25%#C0F6C0
Less saturated −25%#D2E4D2

Channel breakdown

R201
G237
B201
Red201 (78.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G ED · B C9

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