Palettes / Colors / #CCE490

#CCE490 — Light Green

#CCE490 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

#CCE490 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 #A890E4; it also sits naturally between #E4D290 and #A2E490. 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 80% · Green 89% · Blue 56%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #CCE490

.text { color: #CCE490; }
.background { background-color: #CCE490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCE490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 228, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 61%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCE490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 228, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCE490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 228, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCE490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCE490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A890E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCE490: #000000.

How #CCE490 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 #CCE490

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 #CCE490?

#CCE490 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 204, 228, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCE490?

#CCE490 is RGB 204, 228, 144 — HSL 77°, 61%, 73% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 37%, 11%.

What colors go with #CCE490?

Its complement is #A890E4; analogous partners are #E4D290 and #A2E490. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCE490 for text?

Black text on #CCE490 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.