Information about #C5DC9C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C5DC9C reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Geneva (#D2E09E). Slightly further away sit Rice Paper (#D2D69C) and Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(197, 220, 156)), which gives #C5DC9C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5DC9C: 14.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #C5DC9C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#C5DC9C color variations
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#C5DC9C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5DC9C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5DC9C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5DC9C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5DC9C 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 #C5DC9C color
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Nearest named colors to #C5DC9C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D2E09E
#D2D69C
#B7E1A1
#CDCD96
#B7E3A8
#BBCDA5
#C5E78B
#C1D7B0
#C9DC87
#DADD98
#B8CA9D
#C8CB8E
#C5DC9C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5DC9C
- RGB197, 220, 156
- CMYK9, 0, 25, 14
- CSSrgb(197, 220, 156)
- HSL82°, 48%, 74%
- HSL Precise81.563°, 47.761%, 73.725%
- HSV82°, 29%, 86%
- HSB82°, 29%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.863, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.863, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.863, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5DC9C
- DECIMAL ID12967068
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
