Palettes / Colors / #C8EBA2

#C8EBA2 — Light Green

#C8EBA2 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#C8EBA2 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 #C6A2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBEAA2 and #A4EBA2. 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 64%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8EBA2

.text { color: #C8EBA2; }
.background { background-color: #C8EBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 235, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 235, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 235, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EBA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6A2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8EBA2: #000000.

How #C8EBA2 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 #C8EBA2 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

← #C8EBA1  ·  #C8EBA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8EBA2?

#C8EBA2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 200, 235, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EBA2?

#C8EBA2 is RGB 200, 235, 162 — HSL 89°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #C8EBA2?

Its complement is #C6A2EB; analogous partners are #EBEAA2 and #A4EBA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EBA2 for text?

Black text on #C8EBA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.