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Recognised as Colour

#CCE99E

  • #CCE99E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CCE99E is a green with RGB values 204, 233, 158 and HSL 83°, 63%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCE99E#CCE99E
HEX#CCE99E
RGBrgb(204, 233, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.9137, 0.6196
RGB percentages80%, 91.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(83.2, 63%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.2, 32.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK12.4%, 0%, 32.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,429,150
CSS custom property--colour: #CCE99E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#331661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDEA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D1E2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15Khaki · ΔE 17.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9EE9
Analogous#E9E19E, #A7E99E
Triadic#9ECCE9, #E99ECC
Split complementary#9EA6E9, #E19EE9
Tetradic#9EE9E1, #BB9EE9, #E99EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FCF1
Lighter +10%#E2F2C8
Darker −10%#B6E074
Darker −20%#A0D64B
Darker −30%#88C22C
Darker −40%#6B9823
More saturated +25%#CFF88F
Less saturated −25%#C9DAAD

Channel breakdown

R204
G233
B158
Red204 (80%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue83.2°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CC · G E9 · B 9E

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