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#CBED50 Color

#CBED50 is rgb(203, 237, 80) in RGB, hsl(73, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBED50
HEX#CBED50
RGBrgb(203, 237, 80)
HSLhsl(73, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(73, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.182 120.8)
LABlab(89.15% -26.84 68.55)
LCHlch(89.15% 73.62 111.38)

What #CBED50 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 #CBED50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 8.68Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.16Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.34June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.73Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.78Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 13.97

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

#CBED50 Channel Values

How #CBED50 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 237 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBED50 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 text15.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBED50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBED50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBED50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBED50
Complementary
#7250ED
Analogous
#EDC050
Analogous
#7CED50
Triadic
#50CBED
Triadic
#ED50CB
Split comp.
#507CED
Split comp.
#C050ED

Tints & Shades of #CBED50

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

#D1EF67
#D8F17E
#DFF495
#E8F7B1
#EEF9C8
#F5FCDF

Shades

#C0E92B
#A7D016
#8AAB12
#6C860E
#4E610A
#2D3706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBED50.

How #CBED50 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#CBED50
Protanopia#E8E851
Protanomaly#DDEA50
Deuteranopia#E2E253
Deuteranomaly#D9E752
Tritanopia#D9E1E1
Tritanomaly#D4E6B8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBED50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbed50: #CBED50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBED50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbed50': '#CBED50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.929, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_cbed50">#CBED50</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBED50"

More Green Colors

#CBED50 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBED50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBED50?

#CBED50 is a light green — rgb(203, 237, 80) in RGB and hsl(73, 81%, 62%) 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #CBED50?

#CBED50 is rgb(203, 237, 80) — red 203, green 237, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBED50?

#CBED50 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBED50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBED50 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBED50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBED50 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 14.18, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.