Information about #C5D561 color

#C5D561 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5D561 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 213, 97) (77.3% red, 83.5% green, 38% blue), or CMYK 6 / 0 / 45 / 16 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #C5D561 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wild Willow (#BECA60) and June Bud (#BDDA57).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 213, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5D561 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5D561 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5D561 color variations

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

#C5D561 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C5D561

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Slime Green color link
Slime Green

#BCE954

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5D561
  • RGB197, 213, 97
  • CMYK6, 0, 45, 16
  • CSSrgb(197, 213, 97)
  • HSL68°, 58%, 61%
  • HSL Precise68.276°, 58%, 60.784%
  • HSV68°, 54%, 84%
  • HSB68°, 54%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.835, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.835, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.835, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5D561
  • DECIMAL ID12965217
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01