Color

#C3DC82

Light warm green. Nearest reference color: Yellow-green (Crayola).

color HEX #C3DC82 on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
195
220
130

CMYK

0–100%
11.36%
0%
40.91%
13.73%

RGB describes how #C3DC82 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 195, green 220 and blue 130.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 11.36%, magenta 0%, yellow 40.91% and black 13.73%.

HSL values

H 76.67° S 56.25% L 68.63%

In the HSL color model, #C3DC82 has a hue of 76.67°, 56.25% saturation and 68.63% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 76.67°
Saturation 56.25%
Lightness 68.63%

Color insight

#C3DC82 is a light, warm green with moderate chroma.

Temperature
Warm
Lightness
Light
Chroma
Moderate

Color formats

Copy #C3DC82 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #C3DC82
RGB rgb(195, 220, 130)
HSL hsl(76.67 56.25% 68.63%)
OKLCH oklch(0.855687 0.118536 121.6224)
CSS --color: #C3DC82;

Tints of #C3DC82

Tints are lighter variations of #C3DC82. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #C3DC82

Shades are darker variations of #C3DC82. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #C3DC82

Tones reduce the chroma of #C3DC82, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #C3DC82

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #C3DC82 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E2FBA0;
    --color-200: #DAF499;
    --color-300: #D2EC91;
    --color-400: #CBE48A;
    --color-500: #C3DC82;
    --color-600: #8AA148;
    --color-700: #556900;
    --color-800: #293400;
    --color-900: #050700;
}

Colors that go with #C3DC82

Color harmonies for #C3DC82 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #C3DC82

These gradients show how #C3DC82 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C3DC82, #D2E5A3, #E0EEC2, #F0F7E1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C3DC82, #849556, #4A542F, #171B0B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C3DC82, #83E7C0, #78E2F6, #B1D2FF, #D9C3FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #C3DC82. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
1.51:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail
Black text
13.88:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6440 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #C3DC82 as the background.

background-color: #C3DC82;
color: #000000;

Using #C3DC82 in design

See how #C3DC82 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#C3DC82 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #C3DC82 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#DAF499
#C3DC82
#293400

Colors similar to #C3DC82

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #C3DC82, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #C3DC82 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #C3DC82 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
52.1281
Y
64.4002
Z
30.799

CIELAB

L*
84.1737
a*
-22.5089
b*
41.4261

OKLab

L
0.855687
a
-0.062151
b
0.100936

OKLCH

L
0.855687
C
0.118536
H
121.6224°