What color is #C4D537?

#C4D537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lime Twist. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D537?

The RGB value is 196, 213, 55: 196 red, 213 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D537?

The complementary color is #4837D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D537?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D537 color

#C4D537 rgb(196, 213, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4D537 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 83.5% green and 21.6% blue (196, 213, 55).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 65% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lime Twist (#C6D624), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#C4D537 color codes

HEX	`#C4D537`
RGB	`rgb(196, 213, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 83.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 65%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 74%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 74%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.62, -24.69, 70.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.62, 74.96, 109.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.25, 59.601, 12.629)`
Decimal	`12899639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D537, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C4D537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C4D537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d537; }
.text { color: #c4d537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 213 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d537, #75d537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #C4D537?: #C4D537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lime Twist. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D537?: The RGB value is 196, 213, 55: 196 red, 213 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D537?: The complementary color is #4837D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D537?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.