Yellow green

#c4e02f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for yellow green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Yellow green is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #c4e02f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4e02f
RGB196, 224, 47
HSL69, 74%, 53%
HSV69, 79%, 88%
CMYK12%, 0%, 79%, 12%
Lab84.61, -30.23, 75.87
XYZ49.93, 65.25, 12.65
Decimal12902447
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone381 C
Pantone381 CHex#c4e02fRgb196 224 47Cmyk12 0 79 12Lab85 -30 76Darker#617011Deep#96ae1aLighter#d1e373

Shades of yellow green

Tints of yellow green

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Yellow green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 12, 0, 79, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4e02f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
12 0 79 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
15 4 77 18
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Yellow green in css

Copy #c4e02f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4e02f; }
.text { color: #c4e02f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e02f; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c4e02f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.05:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4e02f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c4e02f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c4e02f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from yellow green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c4e02f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.