Information about #C5D79C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C5D79C reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Rice Paper (#D2D69C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96) and Geneva (#D2E09E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(197, 215, 156)), which gives #C5D79C its character. If you plan to put text on a #C5D79C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5D79C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C5D79C color variations
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#C5D79C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5D79C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5D79C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5D79C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5D79C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5D79C color
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Nearest named colors to #C5D79C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D2D69C
#CDCD96
#D2E09E
#BBCDA5
#B7E1A1
#B8CA9D
#C8CB8E
#CCCAA8
#BDCAA8
#C1D7B0
#D2CCA8
#CBD3B0
#C5D79C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5D79C
- RGB197, 215, 156
- CMYK7, 0, 23, 16
- CSSrgb(197, 215, 156)
- HSL78°, 42%, 73%
- HSL Precise78.305°, 42.446%, 72.745%
- HSV78°, 27%, 84%
- HSB78°, 27%, 84%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.843, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.843, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.843, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5D79C
- DECIMAL ID12965788
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
