Palettes / Colors / #C4E8BE
#C4E8BE — Pale Muted Green
#C4E8BE is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #C4E8BE 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.
#C4E8BE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E2BFE8; it also sits naturally between #DAE8BF and #BFE8CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C4E8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 196, 232, 190 |
| HSL | 111°, 48%, 83% |
| HSV | 111°, 18%, 91% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 18%, 9% |
| XYZ | 60.92, 73.17, 59.63 |
| Yxy | 73.17, 0.3145, 0.3777 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.53, -19.46, 16.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.54, -18.29, 14.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 77% · Green 91% · Blue 75%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C4E8BE
.text { color: #C4E8BE; }
.background { background-color: #C4E8BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E8BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 232, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 48%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E8BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 232, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E8BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 232, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C4E8BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E8BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2BFE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C4E8BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E8BE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C4E8BE: ·
How #C4E8BE 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 #C4E8BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C4E8BE?
#C4E8BE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 196, 232, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E8BE?
#C4E8BE is RGB 196, 232, 190 — HSL 111°, 48%, 83% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 18%, 9%.
What colors go with #C4E8BE?
Its complement is #E2BFE8; analogous partners are #DAE8BF and #BFE8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C4E8BE for text?
Black text on #C4E8BE has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.