Palettes / Colors / #C4E472

#C4E472 — Light Green

#C4E472 is a green color we call Light 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 #C4E472 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.

#C4E472 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 #9272E4; it also sits naturally between #E4CB72 and #8AE472. 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 45%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4E472

.text { color: #C4E472; }
.background { background-color: #C4E472; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E472; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 228, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 68%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E472; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 228, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E472; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 228, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E472">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E472">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9272E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E472: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E472

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 #C4E472 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 #C4E472 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 #C4E472?

#C4E472 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 196, 228, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E472?

#C4E472 is RGB 196, 228, 114 — HSL 77°, 68%, 67% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 50%, 11%.

What colors go with #C4E472?

Its complement is #9272E4; analogous partners are #E4CB72 and #8AE472. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E472 for text?

Black text on #C4E472 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.