Palettes / Colors / #C4E793

#C4E793 — Light Green

#C4E793 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #C4E793 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.

#C4E793 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 #B692E7; it also sits naturally between #E7E092 and #99E792. 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 91% · Blue 58%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4E793

.text { color: #C4E793; }
.background { background-color: #C4E793; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E793; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 231, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 64%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E793; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 231, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E793; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 231, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E793">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E793">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B692E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E793: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E793

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 #C4E793 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 #C4E793 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

← #C4E792  ·  #C4E794 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E793?

#C4E793 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 196, 231, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E793?

#C4E793 is RGB 196, 231, 147 — HSL 85°, 64%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 36%, 9%.

What colors go with #C4E793?

Its complement is #B692E7; analogous partners are #E7E092 and #99E792. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E793 for text?

Black text on #C4E793 has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.