#C5E257

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #C5E257

Visually, #C5E257 is defined as a vivid yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 226, 87).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow, and 11% black. The HSL representation is 72.5° hue, 70.6% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E257
RGB197, 226, 87
HSL72.5°, 70.6%, 61.4%
CMYK13%, 0%, 62%, 11%
HSV72.5°, 61.5%, 88.6%
LAB85.5, -28.6, 62.8
XYZ51.9, 67.0, 19.2
Decimal12968535

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.39:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E257; }
.text-color { color: #C5E257; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E257; }

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