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#CBFD5D Color

#CBFD5D is rgb(203, 253, 93) in RGB, hsl(79, 98%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBFD5D
HEX#CBFD5D
RGBrgb(203, 253, 93)
HSLhsl(79, 98%, 68%)
HSVhsv(79, 63%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.192 124.9)
LABlab(93.61% -33.07 68.18)
LCHlch(93.61% 75.77 115.88)

What #CBFD5D 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 #CBFD5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.73Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.76Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 15.78Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.05Pear#D1E231ΔE 16.39June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.89

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

#CBFD5D Channel Values

How #CBFD5D 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 253 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 98% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 63% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBFD5D 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBFD5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBFD5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBFD5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBFD5D
Complementary
#905DFD
Analogous
#FDE05D
Analogous
#7BFD5D
Triadic
#5DCBFD
Triadic
#FD5DCB
Split comp.
#5D7BFD
Split comp.
#E05DFD

Tints & Shades of #CBFD5D

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

#D1FE72
#D9FE8B
#E0FE9F
#E6FEB3
#EDFEC7
#F5FFE1

Shades

#BCFD30
#ADFC03
#8ECF02
#6B9D02
#4C6F01
#2D4201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBFD5D.

How #CBFD5D 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#CBFD5D
Protanopia#F5F55E
Protanomaly#E6F85D
Deuteranopia#EEEE61
Deuteranomaly#E1F460
Tritanopia#DBF0F0
Tritanomaly#D5F5C6
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBFD5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbfd5d: #CBFD5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBFD5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbfd5d': '#CBFD5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.992, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_cbfd5d">#CBFD5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBFD5D"

More Green Colors

#CBFD5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CBFD5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBFD5D?

#CBFD5D is a light green — rgb(203, 253, 93) in RGB and hsl(79, 98%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.73.

What is the RGB value of #CBFD5D?

#CBFD5D is rgb(203, 253, 93) — red 203, green 253, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBFD5D?

#CBFD5D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBFD5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBFD5D scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBFD5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBFD5D 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

Open #CBFD5D in a Tool

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