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#C4CD60 Color

#C4CD60 is rgb(196, 205, 96) in RGB, hsl(65, 52%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 53%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C4CD60
HEX#C4CD60
RGBrgb(196, 205, 96)
HSLhsl(65, 52%, 59%)
HSVhsv(65, 53%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 53%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.134 113.2)
LABlab(80.04% -14.28 52.17)
LCHlch(80.04% 54.09 105.31)

What #C4CD60 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 #C4CD60, 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.

#C4CD60 Channel Values

How #C4CD60 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 196 · G 205 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 52% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 53% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C4CD60 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C4CD60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C4CD60; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C4CD60

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 #C4CD60.

How #C4CD60 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#C4CD60
Protanopia#CCCC60
Protanomaly#C9CC60
Deuteranopia#CACA61
Deuteranomaly#C8CB60
Tritanopia#CEC3C3
Tritanomaly#CAC7A5
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C4CD60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c4cd60: #C4CD60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C4CD60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c4cd60': '#C4CD60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.804, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_c4cd60">#C4CD60</color>
SVG fillfill="#C4CD60"

More Green Colors

#C4CD60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C4CD60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C4CD60?

#C4CD60 is a mid-tone green — rgb(196, 205, 96) in RGB and hsl(65, 52%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #C4CD60?

#C4CD60 is rgb(196, 205, 96) — red 196, green 205, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C4CD60?

#C4CD60 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 53%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C4CD60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C4CD60 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C4CD60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C4CD60 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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