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Recognised as Colour

#CBE59E

  • #CBE59E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CBE59E is a green with RGB values 203, 229, 158 and HSL 82°, 58%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBE59E#CBE59E
HEX#CBE59E
RGBrgb(203, 229, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.898, 0.6196
RGB percentages79.6%, 89.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(82, 57.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82, 31%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 0%, 31%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,362,590
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE59E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#341A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDC99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DBA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D0DED3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Khaki · ΔE 17.6Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89EE5
Analogous#E5DC9E, #A7E59E
Triadic#9ECBE5, #E59ECB
Split complementary#9EA7E5, #DC9EE5
Tetradic#9EE5DC, #B89EE5, #E59EA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FBEE
Lighter +10%#E1F0C6
Darker −10%#B5DA76
Darker −20%#A0CF4E
Darker −30%#87B931
Darker −40%#6A9027
More saturated +25%#CFF48F
Less saturated −25%#C7D6AD

Channel breakdown

R203
G229
B158
Red203 (79.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue81.97°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G E5 · B 9E

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