Information about #C5D39C color

#C5D39C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5D39C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 211, 156) — 77.3% red, 82.7% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 22 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5D39C is a mildly saturated chartreuse that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96). Slightly further away sit Rice Paper (#D2D69C) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(197, 211, 156)), which gives #C5D39C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5D39C: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #C5D39C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5D39C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5D39C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5D39C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5D39C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5D39C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5D39C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C5D39C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

#C5D39C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5D39C
  • RGB197, 211, 156
  • CMYK5, 0, 22, 17
  • CSSrgb(197, 211, 156)
  • HSL75°, 38%, 72%
  • HSL Precise75.273°, 38.462%, 71.961%
  • HSV75°, 26%, 83%
  • HSB75°, 26%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.827, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.827, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.827, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5D39C
  • DECIMAL ID12964764
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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