Information about #C9E589 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C9E589 presents itself as a energetic, saturated zesty chartreuse — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit 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 Lime Pulp (#D1E189) and Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87).
The recipe behind #C9E589 is rgb(201, 229, 137), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9E589 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (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.
#C9E589 color variations
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#C9E589 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9E589 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9E589 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9E589 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9E589 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 #C9E589 color
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Nearest named colors to #C9E589
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C5E78B
#D1E189
#C9DC87
#C6EA80
#D4E687
#D1E182
#B9E78B
#DCE78B
#CCCF82
#D2E09E
#DADD98
#D1EF9F
#C9E589 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9E589
- RGB201, 229, 137
- CMYK11, 0, 36, 10
- CSSrgb(201, 229, 137)
- HSL78°, 64%, 72%
- HSL Precise78.261°, 63.889%, 71.765%
- HSV78°, 40%, 90%
- HSB78°, 40%, 90%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.898, 0.537)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.898, 0.537, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.898, 0.537)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC9E589
- DECIMAL ID13231497
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
