Information about #C5E995 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5E995 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 233, 149) — 77.3% red, 91.4% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 0 / 33 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5E995 presents itself as a vivid, lively 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 near neighbor of Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B). Slightly further away sit Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B) and Reef (#D1EF9F).

The recipe behind #C5E995 is rgb(197, 233, 149), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 15.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. #C5E995 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5E995 color variations

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

#C5E995 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5E995 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5E995 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5E995 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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#C5E995 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 #C5E995

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

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Celery color link
Celery

#C1FD95

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Menthol color link
Menthol

#C1F9A2

Sulu color link
Sulu

#C6EA80

#C5E995 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5E995
  • RGB197, 233, 149
  • CMYK14, 0, 33, 9
  • CSSrgb(197, 233, 149)
  • HSL86°, 66%, 75%
  • HSL Precise85.714°, 65.625%, 74.902%
  • HSV86°, 36%, 91%
  • HSB86°, 36%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.914, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.914, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.914, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5E995
  • DECIMAL ID12970389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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