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#CCE166 — Green

#CCE166 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CCE166 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.

#CCE166 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 #7A66E1; it also sits naturally between #E1B866 and #8FE166. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCE166 · RGB 204, 225, 102

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Color values

HEX#CCE166
RGB204, 225, 102
HSL70°, 67%, 64%
HSV70°, 55%, 88%
CMYK9%, 0%, 55%, 12%
XYZ54.23, 67.65, 22.77
Yxy67.65, 0.3749, 0.4677
CIE-Lab85.83, -24.23, 56.86
Hunter Lab82.25, -22.20, 38.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 88% · Blue 40%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCE166 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCE166 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCE166

.text { color: #CCE166; }
.background { background-color: #CCE166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCE166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 225, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 67%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCE166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 225, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCE166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 225, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCE166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCE166">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCE166

#C4DC4C#BBD733#AAC427#94AA22#7D911D#677718#515E13#3B440D#252B08#0F1103

Tints of #CCE166

#D0E372#D5E67F#DAE990#DFEC9D#E3EEAA#E7F1B7#EBF3C3#F1F7D4#F5F9E1#F9FCEE

Tones of #CCE166

#C6D86F#C1CF77#BAC680#B5BE89#AFB592#A9AC9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A66E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCE166: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCE166

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCE166: ·

How #CCE166 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D584Deuteranopia · #D4D28BTritanopia · #CD9BA0

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCE166 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Petal
#537718 · #CEE063 · #682AD0 · #BDA8E7
Velvet Ember
#2492A2 · #A82597 · #CDDC60 · #D2E7EF
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Tender Petal
#C69D1A · #C4DE67 · #6CE231 · #15A026
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4
Golden Twilight
#35268F · #6160D4 · #CAD971 · #EAEDCD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CEE063#CDDC60#C5DF62#C4DE67#CADE5A#CAD971#D3E671#D5EC64#C6D870#D3E971#D7E371#C9D46F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCE165  ·  #CCE167 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCE166?

#CCE166 is Green, a green color (RGB 204, 225, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCE166?

#CCE166 is RGB 204, 225, 102 — HSL 70°, 67%, 64% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 55%, 12%.

What colors go with #CCE166?

Its complement is #7A66E1; analogous partners are #E1B866 and #8FE166. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCE166 for text?

Black text on #CCE166 has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.