Palettes / Colors / #C4E255

#C4E255 — Green

#C4E255 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #C4E255 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C4E255 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7455E2; it also sits naturally between #E2BA55 and #7DE255. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 89% · Blue 33%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C4E255

.text { color: #C4E255; }
.background { background-color: #C4E255; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E255; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 226, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 71%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E255; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 226, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E255; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 226, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E255">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E255">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4E255

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7455E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E255: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E255

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C4E255 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C4E255 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E255?

#C4E255 is Green, a green color (RGB 196, 226, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E255?

#C4E255 is RGB 196, 226, 85 — HSL 73°, 71%, 61% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 62%, 11%.

What colors go with #C4E255?

Its complement is #7455E2; analogous partners are #E2BA55 and #7DE255. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E255 for text?

Black text on #C4E255 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.