HEX Color #C5E95F (Yellowgreen)

About #C5E95F

The precise color #C5E95F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 233, and 95.

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. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E95F

RGB197, 233, 95

HSL75.7°, 75.8%, 64.3%

CMYK15%, 0%, 59%, 9%

HSV75.7°, 59.2%, 91.4%

LAB87.5, -31.3, 61.6

XYZ54.2, 71.0, 21.7

Decimal12970335

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5E95F #825EE9

Analogous

#E9C75E #80E95E

Triadic

#5EC4E9 #E95EC4

Tetradic

#5EE9C8 #825EE9 #E95E7F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5E95F

#CBEB70

#D1ED82

#D8F094

#DEF2A6

#E5F5B7

#EBF7C9

#F2FADB

#F8FCED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5E95F

#AFCF54

#99B549

#839B3F

#6D8134

#57672A

#414D1F

#2B3315

#15190A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.19:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.92:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E95F; }

.text-color { color: #C5E95F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E95F; }

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