What color is #C5DF99?

#C5DF99 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DF99?

The RGB value is 197, 223, 153: 197 red, 223 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DF99?

The complementary color is #B399DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DF99 color

#C5DF99 rgb(197, 223, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DF99 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 87.5% green and 60% blue (197, 223, 153).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#C5DF99 color codes

HEX	`#C5DF99`
RGB	`rgb(197, 223, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 87.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, -20.33, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 37.53, 122.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.163, 66.945, 40.146)`
Decimal	`12967833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DF99, 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 #C5DF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #C5DF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5df99; }
.text { color: #c5df99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5df99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 223 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5df99, #a2df99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5DF99?: #C5DF99 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DF99?: The RGB value is 197, 223, 153: 197 red, 223 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DF99?: The complementary color is #B399DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.