Information about #C5E61E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C5E61E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 230, 30) — 77.3% red, 90.2% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 78 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5E61E presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spritzer (#C2E225). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sickly Yellow (#D0E429) and Yellowy Green (#BFF128).

The recipe behind #C5E61E is rgb(197, 230, 30), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C5E61E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #C5E61E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5E61E color variations

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

#C5E61E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5E61E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5E61E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5E61E 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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#C5E61E 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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#E6A31E
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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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#E61EC5
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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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#E61EC5
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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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#E61E61
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Nearest named colors to #C5E61E

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

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Sickly Yellow color link
Sickly Yellow

#D0E429

Yellowy Green color link
Yellowy Green

#BFF128

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Yellowish Green color link
Yellowish Green

#B0DD16

Yellowgreen color link
Yellowgreen

#BBF90F

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

#C5E61E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5E61E
  • RGB197, 230, 30
  • CMYK13, 0, 78, 10
  • CSSrgb(197, 230, 30)
  • HSL70°, 80%, 51%
  • HSL Precise69.9°, 80%, 50.98%
  • HSV70°, 87%, 90%
  • HSB70°, 87%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.902, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.902, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.902, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5E61E
  • DECIMAL ID12969502
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers310 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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