Information about #C9E49A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9E49A belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 228, 154) — 78.8% red, 89.4% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 29 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9E49A reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Geneva (#D2E09E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Reef (#D1EF9F) and Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 228, 154) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9E49A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9E49A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9E49A color variations

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

#C9E49A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9E49A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9E49A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9E49A 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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#C9E49A 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 #C9E49A

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

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

#C9E49A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9E49A
  • RGB201, 228, 154
  • CMYK11, 0, 29, 11
  • CSSrgb(201, 228, 154)
  • HSL82°, 58%, 75%
  • HSL Precise81.892°, 57.813%, 74.902%
  • HSV82°, 32%, 89%
  • HSB82°, 32%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.894, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.894, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.894, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9E49A
  • DECIMAL ID13231258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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