#CBE9AA Color

#CBE9AA is rgb(203, 233, 170) in RGB, hsl(89, 59%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE9AA

HEX#CBE9AA

RGBrgb(203, 233, 170)

HSLhsl(89, 59%, 79%)

HSVhsv(89, 27%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.089 128.8)

LABlab(88.99% -18.27 27.32)

LCHlch(88.99% 32.86 123.78)

What #CBE9AA 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 #CBE9AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.14 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.99 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.56 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.75 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.98 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 14.16

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

#CBE9AA Channel Values

How #CBE9AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 233 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 89° · S 59% · L 79%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 89° · S 27% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.33:1 vs white · 15.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE9AA 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBE9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE9AA; 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 #CBE9AA

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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How #CBE9AA 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#CBE9AA

Protanopia#E4E4AA

Protanomaly#DBE6AA

Deuteranopia#E0E0AB

Deuteranomaly#D8E3AB

Tritanopia#D3E2E2

Tritanomaly#D0E5CE

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #CBE9AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe9aa: #CBE9AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE9AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe9aa': '#CBE9AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.914, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_cbe9aa">#CBE9AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#CBE9AA"

More Green Colors

#CBE9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#CBE9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE9AA?

#CBE9AA is a light green — rgb(203, 233, 170) in RGB and hsl(89, 59%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #CBE9AA?

#CBE9AA is rgb(203, 233, 170) — red 203, green 233, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE9AA?

#CBE9AA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE9AA scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE9AA 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.16, which is visibly different.

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