Skip to content

#C2CA77 Color

#C2CA77 is rgb(194, 202, 119) in RGB, hsl(66, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 41%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2CA77
HEX#C2CA77
RGBrgb(194, 202, 119)
HSLhsl(66, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(66, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.107 113.3)
LABlab(79.31% -12.05 40.33)
LCHlch(79.31% 42.10 106.63)

What #C2CA77 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 #C2CA77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.14Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 8.48Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.67Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 9.32Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.02Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 13.11

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

#C2CA77 Channel Values

How #C2CA77 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2CA77 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 text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2CA77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2CA77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2CA77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2CA77
Complementary
#7F77CA
Analogous
#CAA977
Analogous
#98CA77
Triadic
#77C2CA
Triadic
#CA77C2
Split comp.
#7798CA
Split comp.
#A977CA

Tints & Shades of #C2CA77

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

#CAD189
#D2D89C
#DBE0AE
#E3E7C1
#EBEED3
#F3F5E5

Shades

#B5BF5A
#9FA942
#838C36
#646A29
#484D1E
#292C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2CA77.

How #C2CA77 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#C2CA77
Protanopia#C9C977
Protanomaly#C6C977
Deuteranopia#C7C777
Deuteranomaly#C5C877
Tritanopia#CAC2C2
Tritanomaly#C7C5A9
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2CA77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2ca77: #C2CA77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2CA77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2ca77': '#C2CA77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.792, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_c2ca77">#C2CA77</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2CA77"

More Green Colors

#C2CA77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C2CA77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2CA77?

#C2CA77 is a light green — rgb(194, 202, 119) in RGB and hsl(66, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #C2CA77?

#C2CA77 is rgb(194, 202, 119) — red 194, green 202, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2CA77?

#C2CA77 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2CA77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2CA77 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2CA77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2CA77 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #C2CA77 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.