Information about #C5E090 color

#C5E090 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5E090 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 224, 144) — 77.3% red, 87.8% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 31 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5E090 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B). Slightly further away sit Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87) and Lime Pulp (#D1E189).

The recipe behind #C5E090 is rgb(197, 224, 144), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #C5E090 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5E090 color variations

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

#C5E090 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 #C5E090

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5E090
  • RGB197, 224, 144
  • CMYK11, 0, 31, 12
  • CSSrgb(197, 224, 144)
  • HSL80°, 56%, 72%
  • HSL Precise80.25°, 56.338%, 72.157%
  • HSV80°, 36%, 88%
  • HSB80°, 36%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.878, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.878, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.878, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5E090
  • DECIMAL ID12968080
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01