Celery Color
Celery is a yellow green color with hex code #C1FD95. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with celery, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Celery Color Values
What Does Celery Mean?
Celery belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. As a lighter shade, Celery reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Celery is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant yellowish green, #83D37D). It is also known as Celery Mousse.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Celery
Celery and #D296FD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F4FD96 and #96FD9F, which sit beside celery on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair celery with triadic partners #96C1FD and #FD96C1. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pistachio —
#C0FA8B(Delta E 4) - Pale Light Green —
#B1FC99(Delta E 6) - Reef —
#C9FFA2(Delta E 6) - Light Yellowish Green —
#C2FF89(Delta E 7) - Pastel Green —
#B0FF9D(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C1FD95; }
.background { background-color: #C1FD95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C1FD95; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C1FD9540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for celery?
Celery has the hex code #C1FD95. In RGB notation it is rgb(193, 253, 149), in HSL it is hsl(95, 96%, 79%), and its OKLCH value is 0.93, 0.147, 133.
What does the color celery mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like celery carry distinct psychological associations. Celery belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. As a lighter shade, Celery reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with celery?
Celery has three easy routes: its complement #D296FD for punch, its neighbors #F4FD96 and #96FD9F for something calmer, or triadic partners #96C1FD and #FD96C1 when you want energy.
Is celery a standard web color?
No — Celery is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C1FD95 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make celery lighter or darker?
To lighten celery, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F6FFF0 (lightest tint) to #1C4101 (darkest shade).
About Celery
Celery is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Celery Mousse. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C1FD95 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.