HEX atlas value

#C2DE5E

#C2DE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 222, 94, HSL 73, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6452, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C2DE5E Sample readable text

HEX #C2DE5E

RGB rgb(194, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(73 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6452

Contrast Black 13.9:1White 1.51:1

CSS

--color-c2de5e: #C2DE5E;
.background-c2de5e { background-color: #C2DE5E; }
.text-c2de5e { color: #C2DE5E; }

Luminance0.6452

Black text13.9:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C2DE5E","rgb":[194,222,94],"hsl":[73,66,62],"cmyk":[13,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6452,"contrast":{"black":13.9,"white":1.51}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFEEAA","hex":"#DFEEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.95,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEF349","hex":"#CEF349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.54,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#82DE5E","hex":"#82DE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.56,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c2de5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A5EDE","analogous":["#DEBA5E","#82DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EC2DE","#DE5EC2"],"tetradic":["#5EDEBA","#7A5EDE","#DE5E82"],"splitComplementary":["#5E82DE","#BA5EDE"],"monochromatic":["#DFEEAA","#C2DE5E","#9ABA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFEEAA","dark":"#9ABA26","saturated":"#CEF349","desaturated":"#B6C973","pastel":"#E7EFCD","neon":"#DEFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":38.34057902536163},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":41.41255848169731},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":44.294469180700204},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":46.151923036857305},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":47.60252094164762}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C2DE5E

#C2DE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C2DE5E is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 194, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6452, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.9:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C2DE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFEEAA#000000 text · best 16.95:1#DFEEAA

#CEF349#000000 text · best 16.54:1#CEF349

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#82DE5E#000000 text · best 12.56:1#82DE5E

Generated Palette

#C2DE5E#C2DE5E

#7A5EDE#7A5EDE

#DEBA5E#DEBA5E

#82DE5E#82DE5E

#DFEEAA#DFEEAA

#9ABA26#9ABA26

Color Harmonies

#7A5EDE#7A5EDE

#DEBA5E#DEBA5E

#82DE5E#82DE5E

#5EC2DE#5EC2DE

#DE5EC2#DE5EC2

Variants

#DFEEAA#DFEEAA

#9ABA26#9ABA26

#CEF349#CEF349

#B6C973#B6C973

#E7EFCD#E7EFCD

#DEFF66#DEFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Pear#D1E231

#C2DE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C2DE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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