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#CEF56B Color

#CEF56B is rgb(206, 245, 107) in RGB, hsl(77, 87%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 4%) 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 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEF56B
HEX#CEF56B
RGBrgb(206, 245, 107)
HSLhsl(77, 87%, 69%)
HSVhsv(77, 56%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.17 123)
LABlab(91.72% -27.76 60.56)
LCHlch(91.72% 66.62 114.62)

What #CEF56B 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 #CEF56B, 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.

#CEF56B Channel Values

How #CEF56B 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 206 · G 245 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 87% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 56% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEF56B 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEF56B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEF56B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CEF56B

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 #CEF56B.

How #CEF56B 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#CEF56B
Protanopia#EFEF6B
Protanomaly#E3F16B
Deuteranopia#E9E96E
Deuteranomaly#DFEE6D
Tritanopia#DCE9E9
Tritanomaly#D6EEC3
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEF56B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cef56b: #CEF56B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEF56B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cef56b': '#CEF56B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.961, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_cef56b">#CEF56B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEF56B"

More Green Colors

#CEF56B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEF56B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEF56B?

#CEF56B is a light green — rgb(206, 245, 107) in RGB and hsl(77, 87%, 69%) 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 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #CEF56B?

#CEF56B is rgb(206, 245, 107) — red 206, green 245, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEF56B?

#CEF56B converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEF56B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEF56B scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEF56B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEF56B 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 16.67, which is visibly different.

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