Information about #A6CB5C color

#A6CB5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6CB5C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 203, 92) — 65.1% red, 79.6% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 44 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A6CB5C is a clearly saturated yellow-green that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Spring (#A3C566). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) and Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(166, 203, 92)), which gives #A6CB5C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6CB5C: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #A6CB5C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6CB5C color variations

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

#A6CB5C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A6CB5C

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

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6CB5C
  • RGB166, 203, 92
  • CMYK15, 0, 44, 20
  • CSSrgb(166, 203, 92)
  • HSL80°, 52%, 58%
  • HSL Precise80°, 51.628%, 57.843%
  • HSV80°, 55%, 80%
  • HSB80°, 55%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.796, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.796, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.796, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6CB5C
  • DECIMAL ID10931036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01