HEX atlas value

#C8E9A5

#C8E9A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 233, 165, HSL 89, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.7327, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C8E9A5 Sample readable text

HEX #C8E9A5

RGB rgb(200, 233, 165)

HSL hsl(89 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.7327

Contrast Black 15.65:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-c8e9a5: #C8E9A5;
.background-c8e9a5 { background-color: #C8E9A5; }
.text-c8e9a5 { color: #C8E9A5; }

Luminance0.7327

Black text15.65:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#C8E9A5","rgb":[200,233,165],"hsl":[89,61,78],"cmyk":[14,0,29,9],"luminance":0.7327,"contrast":{"black":15.65,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5FBEF","hex":"#F5FBEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.93,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8F598","hex":"#C8F598","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.97,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9E8A5","hex":"#E9E8A5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.55,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A6E9A5","hex":"#A6E9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Green 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/c8e9a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6A5E9","analogous":["#E9E8A5","#A6E9A5"],"triadic":["#A5C8E9","#E9A5C8"],"tetradic":["#A5E9E8","#C6A5E9","#E9A5A6"],"splitComplementary":["#A5A6E9","#E8A5E9"],"monochromatic":["#F5FBEF","#C8E9A5","#9BD75B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5FBEF","dark":"#9BD75B","saturated":"#C8F598","desaturated":"#C8DDB1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DCFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.789608636681304},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":38.34057902536163},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":39.153543900903784},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":39.72404813208241}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8E9A5

#C8E9A5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C8E9A5 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 200, 233, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 61% saturation and 78% 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 0.7327, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.65:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8E9A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5FBEF#000000 text · best 19.93:1#F5FBEF

#C8F598#000000 text · best 16.97:1#C8F598

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#E9E8A5#000000 text · best 16.55:1#E9E8A5

#A6E9A5#000000 text · best 14.82:1#A6E9A5

Generated Palette

#C8E9A5#C8E9A5

#C6A5E9#C6A5E9

#E9E8A5#E9E8A5

#A6E9A5#A6E9A5

#F5FBEF#F5FBEF

#9BD75B#9BD75B

Color Harmonies

#C6A5E9#C6A5E9

#E9E8A5#E9E8A5

#A6E9A5#A6E9A5

#A5C8E9#A5C8E9

#E9A5C8#E9A5C8

Variants

#F5FBEF#F5FBEF

#9BD75B#9BD75B

#C8F598#C8F598

#C8DDB1#C8DDB1

White#FFFFFF

#DCFFB8#DCFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

#C8E9A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8E9A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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