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#CBE887 Color

#CBE887 is rgb(203, 232, 135) in RGB, hsl(78, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE887
HEX#CBE887
RGBrgb(203, 232, 135)
HSLhsl(78, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(78, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.127 122.6)
LABlab(88.26% -21.14 43.72)
LCHlch(88.26% 48.56 115.81)

What #CBE887 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 #CBE887, 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.

#CBE887 Channel Values

How #CBE887 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 232 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE887 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBE887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBE887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE887; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBE887

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 #CBE887.

How #CBE887 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#CBE887
Protanopia#E3E387
Protanomaly#DAE587
Deuteranopia#DFDF88
Deuteranomaly#D7E388
Tritanopia#D6DFDF
Tritanomaly#D1E2C2
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe887: #CBE887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe887': '#CBE887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.910, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe887">#CBE887</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE887"

More Green Colors

#CBE887 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBE887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE887?

#CBE887 is a light green — rgb(203, 232, 135) in RGB and hsl(78, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.03.

What is the RGB value of #CBE887?

#CBE887 is rgb(203, 232, 135) — red 203, green 232, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE887?

#CBE887 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE887 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE887 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.78, which is visibly different.

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