#c9e097

Color #c9e097

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e097

RGB

rgb(201, 224, 151)

HSL

hsl(78.9, 54.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.9, 32.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 32.6%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(85.99, -19.62, 33.29)

LCH

lch(85.99, 38.64, 120.51)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.0984, 122.64)

HWB

hwb(78.9, 59.2%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae97e0

Analogous

#e0d297

#c9e097

#a4e097

Triadic

#c9e097

#97c9e0

#e097c9

Split-complementary

#c9e097

#97a4e0

#d297e0

Tetradic

#c9e097

#97e0ae

#ae97e0

#e097c9

Square

#c9e097

#97e0d2

#ae97e0

#e097a4

Shades

Color #c9e097 mixed toward black.

#b0d267

#96c139

#70902b

#4b601d

#25300e

Tints

Color #c9e097 mixed toward white.

#d2e5a8

#dbeaba

#e4efcb

#edf5dc

#f6faee

Tones

Color #c9e097 mixed toward gray.

#c7da9d

#c4d4a3

#c2cea9

#c0c8af

#bec2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d4ac · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#d2d0b1 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#cabbbe · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e097;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e097]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#c9e097 (#c9e097) is rgb(201, 224, 151) in RGB.

No, #c9e097 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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