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#CBEC55 Color

#CBEC55 is rgb(203, 236, 85) in RGB, hsl(73, 80%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 7%) 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 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBEC55
HEX#CBEC55
RGBrgb(203, 236, 85)
HSLhsl(73, 80%, 63%)
HSVhsv(73, 64%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.177 120.7)
LABlab(88.91% -26.17 66.43)
LCHlch(88.91% 71.40 111.50)

What #CBEC55 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 #CBEC55, 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.

#CBEC55 Channel Values

How #CBEC55 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 236 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 80% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 64% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBEC55 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBEC55 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBEC55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBEC55; 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 #CBEC55

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 #CBEC55.

How #CBEC55 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#CBEC55
Protanopia#E7E755
Protanomaly#DCE955
Deuteranopia#E2E258
Deuteranomaly#D9E657
Tritanopia#D9E0E0
Tritanomaly#D3E5B9
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBEC55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbec55: #CBEC55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBEC55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbec55': '#CBEC55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.925, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_cbec55">#CBEC55</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBEC55"

More Green Colors

#CBEC55 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBEC55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBEC55?

#CBEC55 is a light green — rgb(203, 236, 85) in RGB and hsl(73, 80%, 63%) 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 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #CBEC55?

#CBEC55 is rgb(203, 236, 85) — red 203, green 236, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBEC55?

#CBEC55 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBEC55 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBEC55 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBEC55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBEC55 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, which is visibly different.

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