HEX atlas value

#C5EA7B

#C5EA7B is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 234, 123, HSL 80, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.7215, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C5EA7B Sample readable text

HEX #C5EA7B

RGB rgb(197, 234, 123)

HSL hsl(80 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.7215

Contrast Black 15.43:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-c5ea7b: #C5EA7B;
.background-c5ea7b { background-color: #C5EA7B; }
.text-c5ea7b { color: #C5EA7B; }

Luminance0.7215

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#C5EA7B","rgb":[197,234,123],"hsl":[80,73,70],"cmyk":[16,0,47,8],"luminance":0.7215,"contrast":{"black":15.43,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8F7CA","hex":"#E8F7CA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.59,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBFB6A","hex":"#CBFB6A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.55,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAD87B","hex":"#EAD87B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.61,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c5ea7b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A07BEA","analogous":["#EAD87B","#8DEA7B"],"triadic":["#7BC5EA","#EA7BC5"],"tetradic":["#7BEAD8","#A07BEA","#EA7B8D"],"splitComplementary":["#7B8DEA","#D87BEA"],"monochromatic":["#E8F7CA","#C5EA7B","#A2DE2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8F7CA","dark":"#A2DE2B","saturated":"#CBFB6A","desaturated":"#C0DA8B","pastel":"#F5FAEB","neon":"#DAFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":37.33630940518894},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":43.88621651498338},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":46.411205543489174},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":52.820450584977024},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":54.04627646748664}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5EA7B

#C5EA7B is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C5EA7B is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 197, 234, and 123, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 73% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7215, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5EA7B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8F7CA#000000 text · best 18.59:1#E8F7CA

#CBFB6A#000000 text · best 17.55:1#CBFB6A

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#EAD87B#000000 text · best 14.61:1#EAD87B

Generated Palette

#C5EA7B#C5EA7B

#A07BEA#A07BEA

#EAD87B#EAD87B

#8DEA7B#8DEA7B

#E8F7CA#E8F7CA

#A2DE2B#A2DE2B

Color Harmonies

#A07BEA#A07BEA

#EAD87B#EAD87B

#8DEA7B#8DEA7B

#7BC5EA#7BC5EA

#EA7BC5#EA7BC5

Variants

#E8F7CA#E8F7CA

#A2DE2B#A2DE2B

#CBFB6A#CBFB6A

#C0DA8B#C0DA8B

#F5FAEB#F5FAEB

#DAFF8F#DAFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#C5EA7B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5EA7B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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