#C5D145#C5D145
#C5D145 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.160 H 114.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5D145 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 209, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.7%, 0%, 67%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.68, -21.63, 64.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.68, 68.46, 108.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.6% -0.0653 0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.6% 0.16 114.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9019, 57.9018, 14.3345) |
| Luminance | 0.5790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.80
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.35
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.52
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.26
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 6.15
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5D145 #5145D1
analogous
#D19745 #C5D145 #7FD145
triadic
#C5D145 #45C5D1 #D145C5
tetradic
#C5D145 #45D197 #5145D1 #D1457F
square
#C5D145 #45D197 #5145D1 #D1457F
split-complementary
#C5D145 #457FD1 #9745D1
monochromatic
#757D1F #A3AE2B #C5D145 #D4DD76 #E4E9A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#C5D145 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#C5D145 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5D145
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5D145 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5D145 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C730
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCA4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2C5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5d145; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 209, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.160 114.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dade80',
500: '#c5d145',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5d145; $custom-light: #dade80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5d145",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 209,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.143,
"s": 60.345,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82605,
"c": 0.15987,
"h": 114.1
},
"luminance": 0.57901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5D145
secondary
#3D3684
accent
#44E352
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#15150B
muted
#84847E