Information about #C9DD9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9DD9C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 221, 156) — 78.8% red, 86.7% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 25 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9DD9C reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Geneva (#D2E09E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rice Paper (#D2D69C) and Green Earth (#DADD98).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(201, 221, 156)), which gives #C9DD9C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9DD9C color variations

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

#C9DD9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9DD9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9DD9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9DD9C 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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#C9DD9C 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 #C9DD9C

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

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

#C9DD9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9DD9C
  • RGB201, 221, 156
  • CMYK8, 0, 25, 13
  • CSSrgb(201, 221, 156)
  • HSL78°, 49%, 74%
  • HSL Precise78.462°, 48.872%, 73.922%
  • HSV78°, 29%, 87%
  • HSB78°, 29%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.867, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.867, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.867, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9DD9C
  • DECIMAL ID13229468
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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