#C5E224
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.
About #C5E224
Visually, #C5E224 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 226, and 36.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). 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.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C5E224
RGB197, 226, 36
HSL69.2°, 76.6%, 51.4%
CMYK13%, 0%, 84%, 11%
HSV69.2°, 84.1%, 88.6%
LAB85.2, -31.1, 79.1
XYZ50.5, 66.4, 11.8
Decimal12968484
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5E224;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5E224;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5E224;
}