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#C2CA72 Color

#C2CA72 is rgb(194, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(65, 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 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2CA72
HEX#C2CA72
RGBrgb(194, 202, 114)
HSLhsl(65, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(65, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.112 113.1)
LABlab(79.25% -12.44 42.72)
LCHlch(79.25% 44.49 106.23)

What #C2CA72 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 #C2CA72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.33Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.62Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 8.75Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.33Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.49Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 13.42

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

#C2CA72 Channel Values

How #C2CA72 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 194 · G 202 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · 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
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2CA72 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2CA72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2CA72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2CA72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2CA72
Complementary
#7A72CA
Analogous
#CAA572
Analogous
#97CA72
Triadic
#72C2CA
Triadic
#CA72C2
Split comp.
#7297CA
Split comp.
#A572CA

Tints & Shades of #C2CA72

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

#CAD185
#D2D897
#DADFAA
#E4E7C0
#ECEED3
#F4F5E5

Shades

#B6BE55
#9EA63F
#828934
#666B29
#4A4E1D
#2A2C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2CA72.

How #C2CA72 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#C2CA72
Protanopia#C9C972
Protanomaly#C6C972
Deuteranopia#C7C772
Deuteranomaly#C5C872
Tritanopia#CAC2C2
Tritanomaly#C7C5A8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2CA72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2ca72: #C2CA72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2CA72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2ca72': '#C2CA72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.792, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_c2ca72">#C2CA72</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2CA72"

More Green Colors

#C2CA72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C2CA72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2CA72?

#C2CA72 is a light green — rgb(194, 202, 114) in RGB and hsl(65, 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 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #C2CA72?

#C2CA72 is rgb(194, 202, 114) — red 194, green 202, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2CA72?

#C2CA72 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 #C2CA72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2CA72 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2CA72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2CA72 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 9.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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