C8EA2D

#C8EA2D closest to Poisonous Pesto

#C8EA2D is a very light, vivid green; the closest named color is Poisonous Pesto. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 91.8% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(200, 234, 45)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 82% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 8% black. #C8EA2D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.26:1.

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Variations of #C8EA2D

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.

#C8EA2D 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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#C8EA2D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8EA2D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F5DC42
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9DC00
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE00E
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5DC42
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9E03A
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D4DDC8
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBE590
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7DFC2

#C8EA2D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#C8EA2D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.26:1 Super#C8EA2D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8EA2D in CSS

/* Poisonous Pesto */
.color { color: #C8EA2D; }
.background { background-color: #C8EA2D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8EA2D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 234 45);
color: hsl(71 82% 55%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.199 120.1);

#C8EA2D FAQ

What color is #C8EA2D?

#C8EA2D is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Poisonous Pesto. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8EA2D?

#C8EA2D is rgb(200, 234, 45) in RGB, hsl(71, 82%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 81%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8EA2D?

The complementary color of #C8EA2D is #4F2DEA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8EA2D?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8EA2D: 15.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8EA2D a warm or cool color?

#C8EA2D is a cool color.