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#C2DB85 Color

#C2DB85 is rgb(194, 219, 133) in RGB, hsl(77, 54%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2DB85
HEX#C2DB85
RGBrgb(194, 219, 133)
HSLhsl(77, 54%, 69%)
HSVhsv(77, 39%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.114 122.1)
LABlab(84.07% -18.81 39.34)
LCHlch(84.07% 43.60 115.55)

What #C2DB85 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 #C2DB85, 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.

#C2DB85 Channel Values

How #C2DB85 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 219 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 54% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 39% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2DB85 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2DB85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2DB85; 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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Tints & Shades of #C2DB85

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2DB85.

How #C2DB85 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#C2DB85
Protanopia#D7D785
Protanomaly#CFD985
Deuteranopia#D3D386
Deuteranomaly#CDD686
Tritanopia#CBD3D3
Tritanomaly#C8D6B9
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2DB85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2db85: #C2DB85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2DB85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2db85': '#C2DB85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.859, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_c2db85">#C2DB85</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2DB85"

More Green Colors

#C2DB85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2DB85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2DB85?

#C2DB85 is a light green — rgb(194, 219, 133) in RGB and hsl(77, 54%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.51.

What is the RGB value of #C2DB85?

#C2DB85 is rgb(194, 219, 133) — red 194, green 219, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2DB85?

#C2DB85 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2DB85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2DB85 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2DB85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2DB85 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.81, which is visibly different.

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