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#C5ED5A Color

#C5ED5A is rgb(197, 237, 90) in RGB, hsl(76, 80%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5ED5A
HEX#C5ED5A
RGBrgb(197, 237, 90)
HSLhsl(76, 80%, 64%)
HSVhsv(76, 62%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.177 123)
LABlab(88.81% -28.65 64.22)
LCHlch(88.81% 70.32 114.05)

What #C5ED5A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C5ED5A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.36June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.26Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.15Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.91Pear#D1E231ΔE 14.55Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 15.92

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

#C5ED5A Channel Values

How #C5ED5A 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 237 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 80% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 62% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5ED5A 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5ED5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5ED5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5ED5A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5ED5A
Complementary
#815AED
Analogous
#EDCA5A
Analogous
#7CED5A
Triadic
#5AC5ED
Triadic
#ED5AC5
Split comp.
#5A7CED
Split comp.
#CA5AED

Tints & Shades of #C5ED5A

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

#CDEF71
#D5F288
#DDF49F
#E4F6B1
#ECF9C8
#F4FBDF

Shades

#B7E830
#A5D818
#85AE13
#698A0F
#4A600B
#2E3C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5ED5A.

How #C5ED5A 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#C5ED5A
Protanopia#E7E75B
Protanomaly#DAE95A
Deuteranopia#E1E15D
Deuteranomaly#D6E65C
Tritanopia#D3E1E1
Tritanomaly#CEE6BA
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5ED5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5ed5a: #C5ED5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5ED5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5ed5a': '#C5ED5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.929, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_c5ed5a">#C5ED5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5ED5A"

More Green Colors

#C5ED5A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C5ED5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5ED5A?

#C5ED5A is a light green — rgb(197, 237, 90) in RGB and hsl(76, 80%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #C5ED5A?

#C5ED5A is rgb(197, 237, 90) — red 197, green 237, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5ED5A?

#C5ED5A converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5ED5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5ED5A scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5ED5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5ED5A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.91, which is visibly different.

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