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Yellow
#C6D17A

Yellow (#C6D17A) with RGB(198, 209, 122) and HSL(68, 49%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

LimeLightcool
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Yellow
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#C6D17A
RGB
rgb(198, 209, 122)
HSL
hsl(68, 49%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(68, 42%, 82%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 18%)
Decimal
13029754
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
1.64:1
Aa
On black
12.8:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#1C1E0A#343914#575F21#79852E#9CAB3B#B5C454#C6D17A#D3DC98#E2E8BB#F0F3DD
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
1.64:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
12.80:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#C6D17A#867AD1
#C6D17A#7AC6D1#D17AC6
Analogous
Open palette
#D1B17A#D1C77A#C6D17A#B0D17A#9AD17A
Split complementary
Open palette
#C6D17A#7A9AD1#B17AD1
Tetradic
Open palette
#C6D17A#7AD1B1#867AD1#D17A9A
Monochromatic
Open palette
#454C1A#79852E#ADBE41#C6D17A#DEE5B3
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Yellow (#C6D17A) with RGB(198, 209, 122) and HSL(68, 49%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
limelightwarmhex-c6d17ah-68s-49l-65
Region

Language

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Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Yellow */
color: #C6D17A;
background-color: #C6D17A;
border-color: #C6D17A;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #c6d17a40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#C6D17A] text-[#C6D17A] border-[#C6D17A] ring-[#C6D17A]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.820, blue: 0.478)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFC6D17A)
Android XML
<color name="yellow">#C6D17A</color>
React Native
{ color: '#C6D17A' }
Social Media

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#C6D17A·rgb(198, 209, 122)

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#FFDEAD
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#C0C0C0
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#A9A9A9
Dark Salmon
#E9967A
Light Salmon
#FFA07A
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

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Agreeable Gray
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About

About Yellow

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Yellow sits in the lime family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as energetic, social, and forward-moving.
Applications
Yellow (#C6D17A) with RGB(198, 209, 122) and HSL(68, 49%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Lime
Tone
Light
Temperature
warm
Keywords
lime, light, warm, hex-c6d17a, h-68, s-49
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#C6D17A
RGB
rgb(198, 209, 122)
HSL
hsl(68, 49%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(68, 42%, 82%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 18%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#1C1E0A#343914#575F21#79852E#9CAB3B#B5C454#C6D17A#D3DC98#E2E8BB#F0F3DD
900
#1C1E0A
800
#343914
700
#575F21
600
#79852E
500
#9CAB3B
400
#B5C454
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#C6D17A#867AD1
#C6D17A#7AC6D1#D17AC6
Analogous
Open palette
#D1B17A#D1C77A#C6D17A#B0D17A#9AD17A
Split complementary
Open palette
#C6D17A#7A9AD1#B17AD1
Tetradic
Open palette
#C6D17A#7AD1B1#867AD1#D17A9A
Monochromatic
Open palette
#454C1A#79852E#ADBE41#C6D17A#DEE5B3
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#CBCB8F
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#CAC994
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#C7A0A3
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
1.64:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
12.8:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Navajo White
#FFDEAD
Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Dark Salmon
#E9967A
Light Salmon
#FFA07A
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Yellow
Closest standard CSS name to #C6D17A for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-lime-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
lime-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #C6D17A as the core value.
HSL token
68 49% 65%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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warmpopularnature
Sun Kissed
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warmvibrantsummer
Warm Earth
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Open
warmtrendingnatural
Warm Wellness
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Open
warmnaturalwellness
Warm Stone
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Open
warmnaturalearthy
Warm Wellness
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Open
warmnaturalwellness