Palettes / Colors / #C5EF8A

#C5EF8A — Light Green

#C5EF8A is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

#C5EF8A 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 #B48AEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE78A and #93EF8A. 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 94% · Blue 54%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5EF8A

.text { color: #C5EF8A; }
.background { background-color: #C5EF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5EF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 239, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5EF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 239, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5EF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 239, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5EF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5EF8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C5EF8A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B48AEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5EF8A: #000000.

How #C5EF8A 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 #C5EF8A 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

← #C5EF89  ·  #C5EF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5EF8A?

#C5EF8A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 197, 239, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5EF8A?

#C5EF8A is RGB 197, 239, 138 — HSL 85°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 42%, 6%.

What colors go with #C5EF8A?

Its complement is #B48AEF; analogous partners are #EFE78A and #93EF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5EF8A for text?

Black text on #C5EF8A has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.