HEX atlas value

#C8F65A

#C8F65A is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 246, 90, HSL 78, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.7893, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C8F65A Sample readable text

HEX #C8F65A

RGB rgb(200, 246, 90)

HSL hsl(78 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.7893

Contrast Black 16.79:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-c8f65a: #C8F65A;
.background-c8f65a { background-color: #C8F65A; }
.text-c8f65a { color: #C8F65A; }

Luminance0.7893

Black text16.79:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA 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":"#C8F65A","rgb":[200,246,90],"hsl":[78,90,66],"cmyk":[19,0,63,4],"luminance":0.7893,"contrast":{"black":16.79,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5FBB1","hex":"#E5FBB1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.77,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBFF52","hex":"#CBFF52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/c8f65a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#895AF6","analogous":["#F6D75A","#79F65A"],"triadic":["#5AC8F6","#F65AC8"],"tetradic":["#5AF6D7","#895AF6","#F65A79"],"splitComplementary":["#5A79F6","#D75AF6"],"monochromatic":["#E5FBB1","#C8F65A","#A6E90C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5FBB1","dark":"#A6E90C","saturated":"#CBFF52","desaturated":"#C0E36D","pastel":"#EFF9D7","neon":"#D7FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":45.45327270945405},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":46.49731175025068},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":51.56549233741495},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":52.05766033928148},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":57.0087712549569}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8F65A

#C8F65A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C8F65A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 200, 246, and 90, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 90% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7893, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 45.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.79:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8F65A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#E5FBB1#000000 text · best 18.77:1#E5FBB1

#CBFF52#000000 text · best 17.97:1#CBFF52

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

Generated Palette

#C8F65A#C8F65A

#895AF6#895AF6

#F6D75A#F6D75A

#79F65A#79F65A

#E5FBB1#E5FBB1

#A6E90C#A6E90C

Color Harmonies

#895AF6#895AF6

#F6D75A#F6D75A

#79F65A#79F65A

#5AC8F6#5AC8F6

#F65AC8#F65AC8

Variants

#E5FBB1#E5FBB1

#A6E90C#A6E90C

#CBFF52#CBFF52

#C0E36D#C0E36D

#EFF9D7#EFF9D7

#D7FF7A#D7FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Pear#D1E231

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#C8F65A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8F65A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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