#C5F824

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Greenyellow.

About #C5F824

At its core, #C5F824 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Greenyellow. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 248 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 21% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 85% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 74.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5F824
RGB197, 248, 36
HSL74.4°, 93.8%, 55.7%
CMYK21%, 0%, 85%, 3%
HSV74.4°, 85.5%, 97.3%
LAB91.3, -41.0, 84.2
XYZ56.9, 79.1, 13.9
Decimal12974116

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.83:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5F824; }
.text-color { color: #C5F824; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5F824; }

Similar Colors

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