Information about #C6E497 color

#C6E497 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6E497 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 228, 151) — 77.6% red, 89.4% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 30 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C6E497 is a pleasantly vivid chartreuse that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Geneva (#D2E09E) and Reef (#D1EF9F).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 228, 151) — 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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6E497 color variations

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

#C6E497 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6E497 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6E497 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6E497 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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#C6E497 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 #C6E497

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

#C6E497 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6E497
  • RGB198, 228, 151
  • CMYK12, 0, 30, 11
  • CSSrgb(198, 228, 151)
  • HSL83°, 59%, 74%
  • HSL Precise83.377°, 58.779%, 74.314%
  • HSV83°, 34%, 89%
  • HSB83°, 34%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.894, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.894, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.894, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6E497
  • DECIMAL ID13034647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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