Information about #C6ED9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C6ED9B is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 237, 155) — 77.6% red, 92.9% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 32 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated chartreuse, #C6ED9B appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Reef (#D1EF9F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grisselle Green (#BDF0A5) and Menthol (#C1F9A2).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(198, 237, 155)), which gives #C6ED9B its character. If you plan to put text on a #C6ED9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6ED9B color variations

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

#C6ED9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6ED9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6ED9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6ED9B 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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#C6ED9B 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 #C6ED9B

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

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Menthol color link
Menthol

#C1F9A2

Washed Out Green color link
Washed Out Green

#BCF5A6

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Celery color link
Celery

#C1FD95

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Very Light Pistachio color link
Very Light Pistachio

#C2FF9E

Light Sage color link
Light Sage

#BCECAC

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Very Light Chartreuse Green color link
Very Light Chartreuse Green

#CFFF9E

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

#C6ED9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6ED9B
  • RGB198, 237, 155
  • CMYK15, 0, 32, 7
  • CSSrgb(198, 237, 155)
  • HSL89°, 69%, 77%
  • HSL Precise88.537°, 69.492%, 76.863%
  • HSV89°, 35%, 93%
  • HSB89°, 35%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.929, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.929, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.929, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6ED9B
  • DECIMAL ID13036955
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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