HEX Color #C5E90F (Greenyellow)

About #C5E90F

The hex code #C5E90F represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Greenyellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 233, and 15.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 69.9° hue, 87.9% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E90F

RGB197, 233, 15

HSL69.9°, 87.9%, 48.6%

CMYK15%, 0%, 94%, 9%

HSV69.9°, 93.6%, 91.4%

LAB87.1, -34.7, 83.9

XYZ52.3, 70.2, 11.2

Decimal12970255

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5E90F #330FE9

Analogous

#E9A00F #57E90F

Triadic

#0FC5E9 #E90FC5

Tetradic

#0FE9A0 #330FE9 #E90F57

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5E90F

#CBEB29

#D1ED44

#D8F05F

#DEF279

#E5F594

#EBF7AF

#F2FAC9

#F8FCE4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5E90F

#AFCF0D

#99B50B

#839B0A

#6D8108

#576706

#414D05

#2B3303

#151901

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.40:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.04:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.33:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.78:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E90F; }

.text-color { color: #C5E90F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E90F; }

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