Palettes / Colors / #C8EA9E

#C8EA9E — Light Green

#C8EA9E is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #C8EA9E 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.

#C8EA9E 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 #C19FEA; it also sits naturally between #EAE69F and #A3EA9F. 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 62%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8EA9E

.text { color: #C8EA9E; }
.background { background-color: #C8EA9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EA9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 234, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EA9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 234, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EA9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 234, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EA9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EA9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C19FEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8EA9E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8EA9E

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 #C8EA9E 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 #C8EA9E 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 #C8EA9E?

#C8EA9E is Light Green, a green color (RGB 200, 234, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EA9E?

#C8EA9E is RGB 200, 234, 158 — HSL 87°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 32%, 8%.

What colors go with #C8EA9E?

Its complement is #C19FEA; analogous partners are #EAE69F and #A3EA9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EA9E for text?

Black text on #C8EA9E has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.