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#C6E65B Color

#C6E65B is rgb(198, 230, 91) in RGB, hsl(74, 74%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 60%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C6E65B
HEX#C6E65B
RGBrgb(198, 230, 91)
HSLhsl(74, 74%, 63%)
HSVhsv(74, 60%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 60%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.168 120.9)
LABlab(86.96% -25.16 61.90)
LCHlch(86.96% 66.82 112.12)

What #C6E65B 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 #C6E65B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C6E65B Channel Values

How #C6E65B 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 198 · G 230 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 74% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 60% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C6E65B 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C6E65B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C6E65B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #C6E65B

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.

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Shades

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How #C6E65B 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#C6E65B
Protanopia#E1E15B
Protanomaly#D7E35B
Deuteranopia#DCDC5E
Deuteranomaly#D4E05D
Tritanopia#D3DADA
Tritanomaly#CEDFB5
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #C6E65B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c6e65b: #C6E65B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C6E65B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c6e65b': '#C6E65B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.902, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_c6e65b">#C6E65B</color>
SVG fillfill="#C6E65B"

More Green Colors

#C6E65B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C6E65B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C6E65B?

#C6E65B is a light green — rgb(198, 230, 91) in RGB and hsl(74, 74%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #C6E65B?

#C6E65B is rgb(198, 230, 91) — red 198, green 230, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C6E65B?

#C6E65B converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 60%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C6E65B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C6E65B scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C6E65B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C6E65B 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 13.44, which is visibly different.

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