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Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384)

The hex code for Yellow-green (Crayola) is #C5E384. It is rgb(197, 227, 132) in RGB, hsl(79, 63%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 11%) in CMYK — a light green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5E384
HEX#C5E384
RGBrgb(197, 227, 132)
HSLhsl(79, 63%, 70%)
HSVhsv(79, 42%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.125 123.3)
LABlab(86.45% -21.40 42.82)
LCHlch(86.45% 47.87 116.55)

Colors Closest to Yellow-green (Crayola)

Yellow-green (Crayola) is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.18Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 11.03Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 11.84Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.47Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 12.96Pistachio#93C572ΔE 15.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C5E384 Channel Values

How Yellow-green (Crayola) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 197 · G 227 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 63% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 42% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Yellow-green (Crayola) background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text14.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5E384 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Yellow-green (Crayola)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Yellow-green (Crayola); analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5E384
Complementary
#A182E3
Analogous
#E3D182
Analogous
#94E382
Triadic
#82C4E3
Triadic
#E382C4
Split comp.
#8294E3
Split comp.
#D182E3

Tints & Shades of Yellow-green (Crayola)

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCE693
#D4EAA4
#DCEEB4
#E4F2C5
#EBF6D5
#F3F9E6

Shades

#B3DA5D
#9FD133
#84AF28
#64851E
#486016
#29360C

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How Yellow-green (Crayola) Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C5E384
Protanopia#DEDE84
Protanomaly#D5E084
Deuteranopia#DADA86
Deuteranomaly#D2DD85
Tritanopia#CFDADA
Tritanomaly#CBDEBE
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5E384 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--yellow-green-crayola: #C5E384;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5E384;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'yellow-green-crayola': '#C5E384' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.890, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="yellow_green_crayola">#C5E384</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5E384"

More Green Colors

Yellow-green (Crayola) sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5E384 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Yellow-green (Crayola)?

The hex code for Yellow-green (Crayola) is #C5E384. That is rgb(197, 227, 132) in RGB, hsl(79, 63%, 70%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C5E384?

#C5E384 is rgb(197, 227, 132) — red 197, green 227, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5E384?

#C5E384 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5E384 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5E384 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5E384 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5E384 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.49, which is visibly different.

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