Palettes / Colors / #C4FF8A

#C4FF8A — Light Vivid Green

#C4FF8A is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#C4FF8A 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 #C48AFF; it also sits naturally between #FFFF8A and #8AFF8A. 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 100% · Blue 54%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #C4FF8A

.text { color: #C4FF8A; }
.background { background-color: #C4FF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4FF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 255, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4FF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 255, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4FF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 255, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4FF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4FF8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4FF8A

Tints of #C4FF8A

Tones of #C4FF8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C48AFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4FF8A: #000000.

How #C4FF8A 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 #C4FF8A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C4FF89  ·  #C4FF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4FF8A?

#C4FF8A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 196, 255, 138). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4FF8A?

#C4FF8A is RGB 196, 255, 138 — HSL 90°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #C4FF8A?

Its complement is #C48AFF; analogous partners are #FFFF8A and #8AFF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4FF8A for text?

Black text on #C4FF8A has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.