Palettes / Colors / #C4E87D

#C4E87D — Light Green

#C4E87D 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 #C4E87D 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.

#C4E87D 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 #A17DE8; it also sits naturally between #E8D67D and #8FE87D. 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 49%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4E87D

.text { color: #C4E87D; }
.background { background-color: #C4E87D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E87D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 232, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 70%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E87D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 232, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E87D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 232, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E87D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E87D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A17DE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E87D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E87D

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 #C4E87D 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 #C4E87D 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

← #C4E87C  ·  #C4E87E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E87D?

#C4E87D is Light Green, a green color (RGB 196, 232, 125). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E87D?

#C4E87D is RGB 196, 232, 125 — HSL 80°, 70%, 70% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 46%, 9%.

What colors go with #C4E87D?

Its complement is #A17DE8; analogous partners are #E8D67D and #8FE87D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E87D for text?

Black text on #C4E87D has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.