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Information about #C9E71D color

#C9E71D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9E71D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 231, 29) — 78.8% red, 90.6% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 79 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9E71D is a energetic, saturated yellow that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Spritzer (#C2E225). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sickly Yellow (#D0E429) and Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 231, 29) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. No one has named #C9E71D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9E71D color variations

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

#C9E71D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9E71D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9E71D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9E71D 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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#C9E71D 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 #C9E71D

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

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Yellowy Green color link
Yellowy Green

#BFF128

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Arctic Lime color link
Arctic Lime

#D0FF14

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Yellowgreen color link
Yellowgreen

#BBF90F

#C9E71D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9E71D
  • RGB201, 231, 29
  • CMYK12, 0, 79, 9
  • CSSrgb(201, 231, 29)
  • HSL69°, 81%, 51%
  • HSL Precise68.911°, 80.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV69°, 87%, 91%
  • HSB69°, 87%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.906, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.906, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.906, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9E71D
  • DECIMAL ID13231901
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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