Palettes / Colors / #C9EC79

#C9EC79 — Light Green

#C9EC79 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 #C9EC79 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.

#C9EC79 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 #9C79EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD579 and #90EC79. 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 79% · Green 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C9EC79

.text { color: #C9EC79; }
.background { background-color: #C9EC79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9EC79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 236, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 75%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9EC79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 236, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9EC79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 236, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9EC79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9EC79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C79EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9EC79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C9EC79

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 #C9EC79 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 #C9EC79 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

← #C9EC78  ·  #C9EC7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9EC79?

#C9EC79 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 201, 236, 121). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9EC79?

#C9EC79 is RGB 201, 236, 121 — HSL 78°, 75%, 70% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 49%, 7%.

What colors go with #C9EC79?

Its complement is #9C79EC; analogous partners are #ECD579 and #90EC79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9EC79 for text?

Black text on #C9EC79 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.