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#CEFC27 Color

#CEFC27 is rgb(206, 252, 39) in RGB, hsl(73, 97%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 85%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEFC27
HEX#CEFC27
RGBrgb(206, 252, 39)
HSLhsl(73, 97%, 57%)
HSVhsv(73, 85%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 85%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.218 122.4)
LABlab(93.29% -33.38 83.97)
LCHlch(93.29% 90.36 111.68)

What #CEFC27 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 #CEFC27, 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.

#CEFC27 Channel Values

How #CEFC27 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 252 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 97% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 85% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEFC27 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEFC27 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEFC27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEFC27; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CEFC27

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 #CEFC27.

How #CEFC27 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#CEFC27
Protanopia#F5F529
Protanomaly#E6F828
Deuteranopia#EEEE31
Deuteranomaly#E2F42D
Tritanopia#DFEEEE
Tritanomaly#D8F4BF
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEFC27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cefc27: #CEFC27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEFC27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cefc27': '#CEFC27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.988, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_cefc27">#CEFC27</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEFC27"

More Green Colors

#CEFC27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEFC27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEFC27?

#CEFC27 is a mid-tone green — rgb(206, 252, 39) in RGB and hsl(73, 97%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #CEFC27?

#CEFC27 is rgb(206, 252, 39) — red 206, green 252, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEFC27?

#CEFC27 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 85%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEFC27 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEFC27 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEFC27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEFC27 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.55, which is visibly different.

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