#C5E207

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellow.

About #C5E207

When working with digital screens, the color #C5E207 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Yellow. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 226 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E207
RGB197, 226, 7
HSL67.9°, 94.0%, 45.7%
CMYK13%, 0%, 97%, 11%
HSV67.9°, 96.9%, 88.6%
LAB85.1, -31.6, 83.1
XYZ50.3, 66.3, 10.3
Decimal12968455

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.12:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E207; }
.text-color { color: #C5E207; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E207; }

Similar Colors

Yellow
#FFFF00