Information about #C5E490 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated chartreuse, #C5E490 appears airy and pastel-like. 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 practically indistinguishable from Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87) and Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(197, 228, 144)), which gives #C5E490 its character. If you plan to put text on a #C5E490 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C5E490 color variations
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#C5E490 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5E490 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5E490 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5E490 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5E490 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 #C5E490 color
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Nearest named colors to #C5E490
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C5E78B
#C9DC87
#B9E78B
#D1E189
#C6EA80
#D4E687
#D1E182
#D2E09E
#D1EF9F
#B7E1A1
#D2D69C
#DADD98
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5E490
- RGB197, 228, 144
- CMYK12, 0, 33, 11
- CSSrgb(197, 228, 144)
- HSL82°, 61%, 73%
- HSL Precise82.143°, 60.87%, 72.941%
- HSV82°, 37%, 89%
- HSB82°, 37%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.894, 0.565)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.894, 0.565, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.894, 0.565)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5E490
- DECIMAL ID12969104
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
