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#C1CA72 Color

#C1CA72 is rgb(193, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(66, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1CA72
HEX#C1CA72
RGBrgb(193, 202, 114)
HSLhsl(66, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(66, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.113 113.7)
LABlab(79.17% -12.84 42.60)
LCHlch(79.17% 44.49 106.77)

What #C1CA72 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C1CA72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.06Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.43Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 8.91Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.53Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.24Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 13.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C1CA72 Channel Values

How #C1CA72 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 193 · G 202 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1CA72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C1CA72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C1CA72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1CA72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C1CA72
Complementary
#7B72CA
Analogous
#CAA772
Analogous
#95CA72
Triadic
#72C1CA
Triadic
#CA72C1
Split comp.
#7295CA
Split comp.
#A772CA

Tints & Shades of #C1CA72

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C9D185
#D1D897
#D9DFAA
#E3E7C0
#EBEED3
#F4F5E5

Shades

#B4BE55
#9CA63F
#808934
#656B29
#494E1D
#2A2C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C1CA72.

How #C1CA72 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C1CA72
Protanopia#C9C972
Protanomaly#C6C972
Deuteranopia#C7C773
Deuteranomaly#C5C872
Tritanopia#C9C2C2
Tritanomaly#C6C5A8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1CA72 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c1ca72: #C1CA72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1CA72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1ca72': '#C1CA72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.792, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_c1ca72">#C1CA72</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1CA72"

More Green Colors

#C1CA72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C1CA72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1CA72?

#C1CA72 is a light green — rgb(193, 202, 114) in RGB and hsl(66, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #C1CA72?

#C1CA72 is rgb(193, 202, 114) — red 193, green 202, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1CA72?

#C1CA72 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1CA72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1CA72 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1CA72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1CA72 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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