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#C3EB66 Color

#C3EB66 is rgb(195, 235, 102) in RGB, hsl(78, 77%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 57%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3EB66
HEX#C3EB66
RGBrgb(195, 235, 102)
HSLhsl(78, 77%, 66%)
HSVhsv(78, 57%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 57%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.166 123.8)
LABlab(88.21% -27.86 58.58)
LCHlch(88.21% 64.87 115.44)

What #C3EB66 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 #C3EB66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.79Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.71Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.66Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 13.55Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.42Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 14.49

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

#C3EB66 Channel Values

How #C3EB66 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 195 · G 235 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 77% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 57% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3EB66 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3EB66 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3EB66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3EB66; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3EB66
Complementary
#8E66EB
Analogous
#EBD066
Analogous
#80EB66
Triadic
#66C3EB
Triadic
#EB66C3
Split comp.
#6680EB
Split comp.
#D066EB

Tints & Shades of #C3EB66

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

#CCEE7C
#D3F08E
#DCF3A5
#E3F6B7
#ECF9CD
#F3FBDF

Shades

#B3E63D
#A0D91C
#82B017
#678C12
#49630D
#2B3B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3EB66.

How #C3EB66 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#C3EB66
Protanopia#E5E566
Protanomaly#D8E766
Deuteranopia#DFDF69
Deuteranomaly#D4E468
Tritanopia#D1E0E0
Tritanomaly#CBE4BB
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3EB66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3eb66: #C3EB66;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3EB66;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3eb66': '#C3EB66' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.922, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_c3eb66">#C3EB66</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3EB66"

More Green Colors

#C3EB66 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3EB66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3EB66?

#C3EB66 is a light green — rgb(195, 235, 102) in RGB and hsl(78, 77%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #C3EB66?

#C3EB66 is rgb(195, 235, 102) — red 195, green 235, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3EB66?

#C3EB66 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 57%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3EB66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3EB66 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3EB66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3EB66 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 14.42, which is visibly different.

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