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#C2DF95 Color

#C2DF95 is rgb(194, 223, 149) in RGB, hsl(84, 54%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 13%) 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2DF95
HEX#C2DF95
RGBrgb(194, 223, 149)
HSLhsl(84, 54%, 73%)
HSVhsv(84, 33%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.102 125.8)
LABlab(85.36% -19.15 33.02)
LCHlch(85.36% 38.17 120.12)

What #C2DF95 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 #C2DF95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.04Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.12Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.93Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.1Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.87Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.37

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

#C2DF95 Channel Values

How #C2DF95 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 223 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 54% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 33% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2DF95 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2DF95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2DF95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2DF95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2DF95
Complementary
#B395DF
Analogous
#DFD895
Analogous
#9CDF95
Triadic
#95C2DF
Triadic
#DF95C2
Split comp.
#959CDF
Split comp.
#D895DF

Tints & Shades of #C2DF95

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

#CBE4A5
#D2E8B0
#DBECC0
#E1F0CC
#EBF4DC
#F1F8E7

Shades

#ABD46E
#94C846
#79A932
#608628
#445E1C
#283710

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2DF95.

How #C2DF95 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#C2DF95
Protanopia#DADA95
Protanomaly#D1DC95
Deuteranopia#D6D696
Deuteranomaly#CEDA96
Tritanopia#CBD7D7
Tritanomaly#C7DBC0
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2DF95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2df95: #C2DF95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2DF95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2df95': '#C2DF95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.875, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_c2df95">#C2DF95</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2DF95"

More Green Colors

#C2DF95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C2DF95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2DF95?

#C2DF95 is a light green — rgb(194, 223, 149) in RGB and hsl(84, 54%, 73%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #C2DF95?

#C2DF95 is rgb(194, 223, 149) — red 194, green 223, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2DF95?

#C2DF95 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2DF95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2DF95 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2DF95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2DF95 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 15.67, which is visibly different.

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