#c9e09a

Color #c9e09a

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e09a

RGB

rgb(201, 224, 154)

HSL

hsl(79.7, 53%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(79.7, 31.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 31.3%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(86.04, -19.22, 31.83)

LCH

lch(86.04, 37.18, 121.12)

OKLCH

oklch(87.3%, 0.0949, 123.14)

HWB

hwb(79.7, 60.4%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19ae0

Analogous

#e0d49a

#c9e09a

#a6e09a

Triadic

#c9e09a

#9ac9e0

#e09ac9

Split-complementary

#c9e09a

#9aa6e0

#d49ae0

Tetradic

#c9e09a

#9ae0b1

#b19ae0

#e09ac9

Square

#c9e09a

#9ae0d4

#b19ae0

#e09aa6

Shades

Color #c9e09a mixed toward black.

#afd16a

#95c13b

#70912c

#4a601e

#25300f

Tints

Color #c9e09a mixed toward white.

#d2e5ab

#dbeabc

#e4efcc

#edf5dd

#f6faee

Tones

Color #c9e09a mixed toward gray.

#c7daa0

#c5d4a6

#c3ceab

#c1c9b1

#bfc3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d4ae · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#d2d0b3 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#cabdbf · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e09a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e09a]

Related colors

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Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#c9e09a (#c9e09a) is rgb(201, 224, 154) in RGB.

No, #c9e09a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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