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#c7eb52

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
199, 235, 82
HSL
74°, 79%, 62%
CMYK
15, 0, 65, 8
Luminance
0.7217

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c7eb52 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c7eb52
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
79%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7217
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.43:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation79%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c7eb52
RGBrgb(199, 235, 82)
HSLhsl(74, 79%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 65%, 8%)
LABlab(88.0 -32.4 67.6)
LCHlch(88.0 75.0 115.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.886 0.180 121.6)
Decimal13101906
Display P3color(display-p3 0.780 0.922 0.322)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c7eb52;
background-color: #c7eb52;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7eb52] bg-[#c7eb52]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7eb52;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.922, blue: 0.322)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7eb52")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC7EB52)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(82, 235, 199)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c7eb52 · 15.43:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.43:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c7eb52 as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.43:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c7eb52 on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c7eb52 on black: 15.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9DE3D
deuteranopia · #F4DD5D
tritanopia · #D1DFCC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c7eb52 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFCF3
#F5F9E6
#EAF5C7
#DEF39A
#c7eb52
#BEE836
#AEDB19
#91B715
#749211
#556A11
#35420A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAFCF3Darkest = 950 · #35420A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFCF3;
  --brand-100: #F5F9E6;
  --brand-200: #EAF5C7;
  --brand-300: #DEF39A;
  --brand-400: #c7eb52;
  --brand-500: #BEE836;
  --brand-600: #AEDB19;
  --brand-700: #91B715;
  --brand-800: #749211;
  --brand-900: #556A11;
  --brand-950: #35420A;
  --brand: #c7eb52;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c7eb52

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E51EF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5B720D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c7eb52

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7652EB
Analogous left#EBC352
Analogous right#7BEB52
Split-complement 1#527BEB
Split-complement 2#C352EB
Triadic 1#52C7EB
Triadic 2#EB52C7
Tetradic#52EBC3

RGB percentages

Red78.0%
Green92.2%
Blue32.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow65.1%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#c7eb52 text on a black background

contrast 15.43:1

Card sample

#c7eb52 text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c7eb52;
Background color
Panel with #c7eb52 background
background-color: #c7eb52;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7eb52;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 235, 82, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 235, 82, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7eb52;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7eb52, #61EB52);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c7eb52

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c7eb52 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c7eb52, answered

What color is #c7eb52?

#c7eb52 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 79% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c7eb52?

rgb(199, 235, 82) — 199 red, 235 green and 82 blue out of 255, or 78% / 92.2% / 32.2% by channel.

Is #c7eb52 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7217 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 15.43:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c7eb52?

Black. It scores 15.43:1 against #c7eb52, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c7eb52?

#7652EB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #527BEB and #C352EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c7eb52?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #4E51EF as an accent and #5B720D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBC352 and #7BEB52 stays calm, while #7652EB is the loudest partner.

What is #c7eb52 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(15%, 0%, 65%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c7eb52 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBD752; nudged cooler, #8FED50.

Work with #c7eb52 in the Color Lab