Information about #C9E495 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9E495 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 228, 149) — 78.8% red, 89.4% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 31 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #C9E495 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Geneva (#D2E09E) and Lime Pulp (#D1E189).

The recipe behind #C9E495 is rgb(201, 228, 149), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9E495: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #C9E495 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9E495 color variations

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

#C9E495 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9E495 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9E495 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9E495 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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#C9E495 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 #C9E495

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

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

#C9E495 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9E495
  • RGB201, 228, 149
  • CMYK11, 0, 31, 11
  • CSSrgb(201, 228, 149)
  • HSL81°, 59%, 74%
  • HSL Precise80.506°, 59.398%, 73.922%
  • HSV81°, 35%, 89%
  • HSB81°, 35%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.894, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.894, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.894, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9E495
  • DECIMAL ID13231253
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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