HEX Color #C5F850 (Yellowgreen)

About #C5F850

The precise color #C5F850 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 248 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 21% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 68% Yellow, and 3% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5F850

RGB197, 248, 80

HSL78.2°, 92.3%, 64.3%

CMYK21%, 0%, 68%, 3%

HSV78.2°, 67.7%, 97.3%

LAB91.5, -39.2, 71.9

XYZ58.0, 79.6, 19.9

Decimal12974160

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5F850 #834FF8

Analogous

#F8D74F #70F84F

Triadic

#4FC4F8 #F84FC4

Tetradic

#4FF8D7 #834FF8 #F84F70

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5F850

#CBF863

#D1F976

#D8FA8A

#DEFB9D

#E5FBB1

#EBFCC4

#F2FDD8

#F8FEEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5F850

#AFDC47

#99C03E

#83A535

#6D892C

#576E23

#41521A

#2B3711

#151B08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.24:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.92:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.19:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.38:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5F850; }

.text-color { color: #C5F850; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5F850; }

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