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#CBE24B Color

#CBE24B is rgb(203, 226, 75) in RGB, hsl(69, 72%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 67%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE24B
HEX#CBE24B
RGBrgb(203, 226, 75)
HSLhsl(69, 72%, 59%)
HSVhsv(69, 67%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 67%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.173 117.6)
LABlab(86.12% -22.19 67.40)
LCHlch(86.12% 70.96 108.23)

What #CBE24B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBE24B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CBE24B Channel Values

How #CBE24B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 226 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 72% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 67% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE24B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBE24B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBE24B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE24B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CBE24B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBE24B.

How #CBE24B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBE24B
Protanopia#DEDE4B
Protanomaly#D7E04B
Deuteranopia#DBDB4D
Deuteranomaly#D5DE4C
Tritanopia#D8D6D6
Tritanomaly#D3DBB0
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE24B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbe24b: #CBE24B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE24B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe24b': '#CBE24B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.886, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe24b">#CBE24B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE24B"

More Green Colors

#CBE24B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBE24B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE24B?

#CBE24B is a mid-tone green — rgb(203, 226, 75) in RGB and hsl(69, 72%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #CBE24B?

#CBE24B is rgb(203, 226, 75) — red 203, green 226, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE24B?

#CBE24B converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 67%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE24B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE24B scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE24B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE24B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.48, which is visibly different.

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