HEX atlas value

#C8E580

#C8E580 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 229, 128, HSL 77, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.6988, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C8E580 Sample readable text

HEX #C8E580

RGB rgb(200, 229, 128)

HSL hsl(77 66% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 44, 10)

Luminance 0.6988

Contrast Black 14.98:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-c8e580: #C8E580;
.background-c8e580 { background-color: #C8E580; }
.text-c8e580 { color: #C8E580; }

Luminance0.6988

Black text14.98:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#C8E580","rgb":[200,229,128],"hsl":[77,66,70],"cmyk":[13,0,44,10],"luminance":0.6988,"contrast":{"black":14.98,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9F5CC","hex":"#E9F5CC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0F66F","hex":"#D0F66F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"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/c8e580.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":"#9D80E5","analogous":["#E5CF80","#96E580"],"triadic":["#80C8E5","#E580C8"],"tetradic":["#80E5CF","#9D80E5","#E58096"],"splitComplementary":["#8096E5","#CF80E5"],"monochromatic":["#E9F5CC","#C8E580","#A8D534"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9F5CC","dark":"#A8D534","saturated":"#D0F66F","desaturated":"#C1D491","pastel":"#F5F9EC","neon":"#DFFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":34.88552708502482},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":39.102429592034305},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":41.773197148410844},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":48.54894437575342},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":50.20956084253277}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8E580

#C8E580 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C8E580 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 200, 229, and 128, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 66% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6988, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.89, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.98:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8E580 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9F5CC#000000 text · best 18.4:1#E9F5CC

#D0F66F#000000 text · best 17.09:1#D0F66F

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#C8E580#C8E580

#9D80E5#9D80E5

#E5CF80#E5CF80

#96E580#96E580

#E9F5CC#E9F5CC

#A8D534#A8D534

Color Harmonies

#9D80E5#9D80E5

#E5CF80#E5CF80

#96E580#96E580

#80C8E5#80C8E5

#E580C8#E580C8

Variants

#E9F5CC#E9F5CC

#A8D534#A8D534

#D0F66F#D0F66F

#C1D491#C1D491

#F5F9EC#F5F9EC

#DFFF8F#DFFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#C8E580

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8E580

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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