C4E2AE

#C4E2AE closest to Ambrosia

#C4E2AE is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Ambrosia. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.6% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(196, 226, 174)). Its HSL value is 95° hue, 47% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. #C4E2AE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.84:1.

#C4E2AE color conversion

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Variations of #C4E2AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C4E2AE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C4E2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4E2AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2D8B0
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7DAAB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDCAC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D8B0
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DADBAF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5DED4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C4E0C1
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4DBCF

#C4E2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#C4E2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.84:1 Super#C4E2AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4E2AE in CSS

/* Ambrosia */
.color { color: #C4E2AE; }
.background { background-color: #C4E2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4E2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 226 174);
color: hsl(95 47% 78%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.076 132.3);

#C4E2AE FAQ

What color is #C4E2AE?

#C4E2AE is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Ambrosia. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C4E2AE?

#C4E2AE is rgb(196, 226, 174) in RGB, hsl(95, 47%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4E2AE?

The complementary color of #C4E2AE is #CCAEE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4E2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4E2AE: 14.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4E2AE a warm or cool color?

#C4E2AE is a cool color.