#C5E23A

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #C5E23A

When working with digital screens, the color #C5E23A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 226, and 58.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 13% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 74% Yellow, and 11% Black. 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. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E23A
RGB197, 226, 58
HSL70.4°, 74.3%, 55.7%
CMYK13%, 0%, 74%, 11%
HSV70.4°, 74.3%, 88.6%
LAB85.3, -30.3, 73.3
XYZ51.0, 66.6, 14.2
Decimal12968506

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E23A; }
.text-color { color: #C5E23A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E23A; }

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