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#CBFF9E Color

#CBFF9E is rgb(203, 255, 158) in RGB, hsl(92, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBFF9E
HEX#CBFF9E
RGBrgb(203, 255, 158)
HSLhsl(92, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(92, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.135 131.5)
LABlab(94.76% -29.23 40.75)
LCHlch(94.76% 50.15 125.65)

What #CBFF9E 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 #CBFF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 5.4Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.6Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 14.25Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 16.05Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 16.21Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 16.35

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

#CBFF9E Channel Values

How #CBFF9E 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 255 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBFF9E 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBFF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBFF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBFF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBFF9E
Complementary
#D29EFF
Analogous
#FCFF9E
Analogous
#9EFFA1
Triadic
#9ECBFF
Triadic
#FF9ECB
Split comp.
#A19EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EFC

Tints & Shades of #CBFF9E

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

#D1FFA8
#D9FFB8
#DEFFC2
#E7FFD1
#ECFFDB
#F4FFEB

Shades

#ADFF66
#8FFF2E
#72F500
#58BD00
#3E8500
#244D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBFF9E.

How #CBFF9E 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#CBFF9E
Protanopia#F7F79E
Protanomaly#E7FA9E
Deuteranopia#EFEFA0
Deuteranomaly#E2F69F
Tritanopia#D7F5F5
Tritanomaly#D2F9D8
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBFF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbff9e: #CBFF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBFF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbff9e': '#CBFF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 1.000, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_cbff9e">#CBFF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBFF9E"

More Green Colors

#CBFF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CBFF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBFF9E?

#CBFF9E is a lightest green — rgb(203, 255, 158) in RGB and hsl(92, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #CBFF9E?

#CBFF9E is rgb(203, 255, 158) — red 203, green 255, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBFF9E?

#CBFF9E converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBFF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBFF9E scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBFF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBFF9E 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 16.35, 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.