Palettes / Colors / #C8EA83

#C8EA83 — Light Green

#C8EA83 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 #C8EA83 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.

#C8EA83 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 #A785EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD985 and #96EA85. 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 78% · Green 92% · Blue 51%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8EA83

.text { color: #C8EA83; }
.background { background-color: #C8EA83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EA83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 234, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EA83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 234, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EA83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 234, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EA83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EA83">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A785EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8EA83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8EA83

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 #C8EA83 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 #C8EA83 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8EA83?

#C8EA83 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 200, 234, 131). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EA83?

#C8EA83 is RGB 200, 234, 131 — HSL 80°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 44%, 8%.

What colors go with #C8EA83?

Its complement is #A785EA; analogous partners are #EAD985 and #96EA85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EA83 for text?

Black text on #C8EA83 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.