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#c6d113

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
198, 209, 19
HSL
64°, 83%, 45%
CMYK
5, 0, 91, 18
Luminance
0.5765

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c6d113 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c6d113
Hue
64°
yellow
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
45%
dark
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5765
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
28/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.53:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 9.2
Where it sits
Hue64° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool28% 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#c6d113
RGBrgb(198, 209, 19)
HSLhsl(64, 83%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 91%, 18%)
LABlab(80.5 -23.0 78.3)
LCHlch(80.5 81.7 106.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.182 113.6)
Decimal13029651
Display P3color(display-p3 0.776 0.820 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c6d113;
background-color: #c6d113;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c6d113] bg-[#c6d113]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c6d113;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.820, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c6d113")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC6D113)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 209, 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 #c6d113 · 12.53:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.53:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c6d113 as text scores 1.68:1 on white and 12.53:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c6d113 on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c6d113 on black: 12.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E1C600
deuteranopia · #E1C92E
tritanopia · #D4C4B2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c6d113 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.

#FCFCF2
#F9FAE6
#F3F6C6
#F0F698
#E9F165
#E1EC31
#c6d113
#B1BB11
#8E960E
#676C0E
#404409
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCFCF2Darkest = 950 · #404409
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFCF2;
  --brand-100: #F9FAE6;
  --brand-200: #F3F6C6;
  --brand-300: #F0F698;
  --brand-400: #E9F165;
  --brand-500: #E1EC31;
  --brand-600: #c6d113;
  --brand-700: #B1BB11;
  --brand-800: #8E960E;
  --brand-900: #676C0E;
  --brand-950: #404409;
  --brand: #c6d113;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c6d113

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#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#EAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#969B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0E35D5
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6F750B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCFDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#232414
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 #c6d113

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • 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#1E13D1
Analogous left#D17D13
Analogous right#67D113
Split-complement 1#1367D1
Split-complement 2#7D13D1
Triadic 1#13C6D1
Triadic 2#D113C6
Tetradic#13D17D

RGB percentages

Red77.6%
Green82.0%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.9%
Key (black)18.0%

Color previews

#c6d113 text on a black background

contrast 12.53:1

Card sample

#c6d113 text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c6d113;
Background color
Panel with #c6d113 background
background-color: #c6d113;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c6d113;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(198, 209, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(198, 209, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c6d113;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6d113, #47D113);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c6d113

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.

#c6d113 in the real world

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

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#c6d113, answered

What color is #c6d113?

#c6d113 is a dark electric yellow, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 9.2). It sits at 64° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c6d113?

rgb(198, 209, 19) — 198 red, 209 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 77.6% / 82% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #c6d113 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5765 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 12.53:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c6d113?

Black. It scores 12.53:1 against #c6d113, versus 1.68:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c6d113?

#1E13D1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1367D1 and #7D13D1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c6d113?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #EAEDC0 for borders, #969B4B for secondary text, #0E35D5 as an accent and #6F750B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D17D13 and #67D113 stays calm, while #1E13D1 is the loudest partner.

What is #c6d113 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 0%, 91%, 18%). 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 #c6d113 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D19813; nudged cooler, #81D311.

Work with #c6d113 in the Color Lab