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Colour

#C9F93B

  • #C9F93B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C9F93B is a green with RGB values 201, 249, 59 and HSL 75°, 94%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C9F93B#C9F93B
HEX#C9F93B
RGBrgb(201, 249, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9765, 0.2314
RGB percentages78.8%, 97.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(75.2, 94.1%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.2, 76.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 76.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,236,539
CSS custom property--colour: #C9F93B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#3606C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE74Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D3ECD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 13.6Yellow green · ΔE 19.9Yellow · ΔE 23.9Lawn green · ΔE 29.4Chartreuse · ΔE 29.7Limegreen · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B3BF9
Analogous#F9CA3B, #6AF93B
Triadic#3BC9F9, #F93BC9
Split complementary#3B6AF9, #CA3BF9
Tetradic#3BF9CA, #6B3BF9, #F93B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FECF
Lighter +20%#E4FC9E
Lighter +10%#D7FB6C
Darker −10%#BBF70A
Darker −20%#97C806
Darker −30%#729605
Darker −40%#4C6503
More saturated +25%#CCFF35
Less saturated −25%#BDE054

Channel breakdown

R201
G249
B59
Red201 (78.8%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue75.16°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G F9 · B 3B

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