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#C2DA4E Color

#C2DA4E is rgb(194, 218, 78) in RGB, hsl(70, 65%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 64%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2DA4E
HEX#C2DA4E
RGBrgb(194, 218, 78)
HSLhsl(70, 65%, 58%)
HSVhsv(70, 64%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 64%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.165 118.4)
LABlab(83.30% -22.03 63.19)
LCHlch(83.30% 66.92 109.22)

What #C2DA4E 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 #C2DA4E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C2DA4E Channel Values

How #C2DA4E 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 218 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 65% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 64% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2DA4E 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2DA4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2DA4E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C2DA4E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2DA4E.

How #C2DA4E 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#C2DA4E
Protanopia#D6D64E
Protanomaly#CED84E
Deuteranopia#D2D250
Deuteranomaly#CCD64F
Tritanopia#CECFCF
Tritanomaly#C9D3AA
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2DA4E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2da4e: #C2DA4E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2DA4E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2da4e': '#C2DA4E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.855, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_c2da4e">#C2DA4E</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2DA4E"

More Green Colors

#C2DA4E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2DA4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2DA4E?

#C2DA4E is a mid-tone green — rgb(194, 218, 78) in RGB and hsl(70, 65%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #C2DA4E?

#C2DA4E is rgb(194, 218, 78) — red 194, green 218, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2DA4E?

#C2DA4E converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 64%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2DA4E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2DA4E scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2DA4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2DA4E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.08, which is visibly different.

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