#c5d821

Color #c5d821

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 16.84 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5d821

RGB

rgb(197, 216, 33)

HSL

hsl(66.2, 73.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.2, 84.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 84.7%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(82.43, -26.48, 77.38)

LCH

lch(82.43, 81.79, 108.89)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.1853, 116.09)

HWB

hwb(66.2, 12.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3421d8

Analogous

#d88f21

#c5d821

#6ad821

Triadic

#c5d821

#21c5d8

#d821c5

Split-complementary

#c5d821

#216ad8

#8f21d8

Tetradic

#c5d821

#21d834

#3421d8

#d821c5

Square

#c5d821

#21d88f

#3421d8

#d8216a

Shades

Color #c5d821 mixed toward black.

#a4b41b

#839016

#636c10

#42480b

#212405

Tints

Color #c5d821 mixed toward white.

#d2e242

#dbe868

#e4ee8e

#edf3b3

#f6f9d9

Tones

Color #c5d821 mixed toward gray.

#b9c930

#adb93f

#a1aa4f

#959b5e

#898c6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cece75 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#cccb80 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#c6969c · ΔE 46.5

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 28.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5d821;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5d821]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c5d821 (#c5d821) is rgb(197, 216, 33) in RGB.

No, #c5d821 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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