Information about #C8E4CA color

#C8E4CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8E4CA falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 228, 202) — 78.4% red, 89.4% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 10 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C8E4CA is a mildly saturated green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Granny Apple (#C5E7CD). Slightly further away sit Green Pastel (#D3ECCA) and Pastel Pistachio (#D0E9C0).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 228, 202) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8E4CA: 15.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. No one has named #C8E4CA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C8E4CA color variations

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#C8E4CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C8E4CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Granny Apple color link
Granny Apple

#C5E7CD

Green Pastel color link
Green Pastel

#D3ECCA

Aero Blue color link
Aero Blue

#C0E8D5

Ottoman color link
Ottoman

#D3DBCB

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Carefree color link
Carefree

#D1DDD5

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Half Emerge color link
Half Emerge

#CED5CF

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8E4CA
  • RGB200, 228, 202
  • CMYK11, 0, 10, 11
  • CSSrgb(200, 228, 202)
  • HSL124°, 34%, 84%
  • HSL Precise124.286°, 34.146%, 83.922%
  • HSV124°, 12%, 89%
  • HSB124°, 12%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.894, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.894, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.894, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC8E4CA
  • DECIMAL ID13165770
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01