#c9d69e

Color #c9d69e

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d69e

RGB

rgb(201, 214, 158)

HSL

hsl(73.9, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.9, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 26.2%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(83.43, -13.69, 26.27)

LCH

lch(83.43, 29.62, 117.53)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.0755, 118.63)

HWB

hwb(73.9, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9ed6

Analogous

#d6c79e

#c9d69e

#add69e

Triadic

#c9d69e

#9ec9d6

#d69ec9

Split-complementary

#c9d69e

#9eadd6

#c79ed6

Tetradic

#c9d69e

#9ed6ab

#ab9ed6

#d69ec9

Square

#c9d69e

#9ed6c7

#ab9ed6

#d69ead

Shades

Color #c9d69e mixed toward black.

#b1c472

#97ae4a

#718337

#4b5725

#262c12

Tints

Color #c9d69e mixed toward white.

#d2ddae

#dbe4be

#e4eace

#edf1df

#f6f8ef

Tones

Color #c9d69e mixed toward gray.

#c6d1a3

#c4cda7

#c1c8ac

#bfc3b1

#bcbfb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcfae · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#cecdb1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#cab9bb · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d69e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d69e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#c9d69e (#c9d69e) is rgb(201, 214, 158) in RGB.

No, #c9d69e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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