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#CBE44E Color

#CBE44E is rgb(203, 228, 78) in RGB, hsl(70, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 66%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE44E
HEX#CBE44E
RGBrgb(203, 228, 78)
HSLhsl(70, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(70, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 66%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.173 118.3)
LABlab(86.69% -22.96 66.84)
LCHlch(86.69% 70.67 108.95)

What #CBE44E 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 #CBE44E, 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.

#CBE44E Channel Values

How #CBE44E 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 228 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE44E 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBE44E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE44E; 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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Tints & Shades of #CBE44E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBE44E.

How #CBE44E 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#CBE44E
Protanopia#E0E04E
Protanomaly#D8E24E
Deuteranopia#DCDC50
Deuteranomaly#D6DF4F
Tritanopia#D8D8D8
Tritanomaly#D3DDB2
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE44E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe44e: #CBE44E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE44E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe44e': '#CBE44E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.894, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe44e">#CBE44E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE44E"

More Green Colors

#CBE44E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBE44E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE44E?

#CBE44E is a light green — rgb(203, 228, 78) in RGB and hsl(70, 74%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #CBE44E?

#CBE44E is rgb(203, 228, 78) — red 203, green 228, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE44E?

#CBE44E converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 66%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE44E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE44E scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE44E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE44E 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 14.24, which is visibly different.

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