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#c6f708

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
198, 247, 8
HSL
72°, 94%, 50%
CMYK
20, 0, 97, 3
Luminance
0.7854

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c6f708 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c6f708
Hue
72°
green
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
50%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7854
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.71:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue72° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness50%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c6f708
RGBrgb(198, 247, 8)
HSLhsl(72, 94%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 97%, 3%)
LABlab(91.0 -40.7 87.6)
LCHlch(91.0 96.5 114.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.909 0.222 123.0)
Decimal13039368
Display P3color(display-p3 0.776 0.969 0.031)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c6f708;
background-color: #c6f708;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c6f708] bg-[#c6f708]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c6f708;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.969, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c6f708")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC6F708)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(8, 247, 198)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c6f708 · 16.71:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.71:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c6f708 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.71:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c6f708 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c6f708 on black: 16.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE700
deuteranopia · #FFE535
tritanopia · #D1EAD2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c6f708 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBFDF2
#F7FBE4
#EEFAC2
#E6FB92
#D9FA5C
#CDF826
#c6f708
#9EC606
#7F9E05
#5C7208
#3A4705
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FBFDF2Darkest = 950 · #3A4705
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F7FBE4;
  --brand-200: #EEFAC2;
  --brand-300: #E6FB92;
  --brand-400: #D9FA5C;
  --brand-500: #CDF826;
  --brand-600: #c6f708;
  --brand-700: #9EC606;
  --brand-800: #7F9E05;
  --brand-900: #5C7208;
  --brand-950: #3A4705;
  --brand: #c6f708;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c6f708

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E3EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#030EFC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#637B04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c6f708

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#3908F7
Analogous left#F7B008
Analogous right#4FF708
Split-complement 1#084FF7
Split-complement 2#B008F7
Triadic 1#08C6F7
Triadic 2#F708C6
Tetradic#08F7B0

RGB percentages

Red77.6%
Green96.9%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.8%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#c6f708 text on a black background

contrast 16.71:1

Card sample

#c6f708 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c6f708;
Background color
Panel with #c6f708 background
background-color: #c6f708;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c6f708;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(198, 247, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(198, 247, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c6f708;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6f708, #27F708);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c6f708

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c6f708 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c6f708, answered

What color is #c6f708?

#c6f708 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 72° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 50% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c6f708?

rgb(198, 247, 8) — 198 red, 247 green and 8 blue out of 255, or 77.6% / 96.9% / 3.1% by channel.

Is #c6f708 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7854 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 16.71:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c6f708?

Black. It scores 16.71:1 against #c6f708, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c6f708?

#3908F7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #084FF7 and #B008F7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c6f708?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E3EDC0 for borders, #8A9B4B for secondary text, #030EFC as an accent and #637B04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F7B008 and #4FF708 stays calm, while #3908F7 is the loudest partner.

What is #c6f708 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 0%, 97%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c6f708 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F7D008; nudged cooler, #6EFA05.

Work with #c6f708 in the Color Lab