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#CEFC36 Color

#CEFC36 is rgb(206, 252, 54) in RGB, hsl(74, 97%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 79%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEFC36
HEX#CEFC36
RGBrgb(206, 252, 54)
HSLhsl(74, 97%, 60%)
HSVhsv(74, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 79%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.212 122.6)
LABlab(93.34% -33.03 80.65)
LCHlch(93.34% 87.15 112.27)

What #CEFC36 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 #CEFC36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 7.08Volt#CEFF00ΔE 8.58Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 8.62Dandelion#DDF719ΔE 9.44Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 10.44Lemon Lime#E3FF00ΔE 11.99

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

#CEFC36 Channel Values

How #CEFC36 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 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 97% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEFC36 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 text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEFC36 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEFC36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEFC36; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEFC36
Complementary
#6436FC
Analogous
#FCC736
Analogous
#6BFC36
Triadic
#36CEFC
Triadic
#FC36CE
Split comp.
#366BFC
Split comp.
#C736FC

Tints & Shades of #CEFC36

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

#D4FC4F
#DBFD6D
#E1FD86
#E9FEA5
#EFFEBE
#F6FEDC

Shades

#C4FB0E
#AADD03
#8BB503
#6C8D02
#4D6402
#2E3C01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEFC36.

How #CEFC36 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#CEFC36
Protanopia#F5F537
Protanomaly#E6F837
Deuteranopia#EEEE3D
Deuteranomaly#E2F43A
Tritanopia#DFEEEE
Tritanomaly#D8F4C0
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEFC36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cefc36: #CEFC36;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEFC36;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cefc36': '#CEFC36' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.988, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_cefc36">#CEFC36</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEFC36"

More Green Colors

#CEFC36 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEFC36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEFC36?

#CEFC36 is a light green — rgb(206, 252, 54) in RGB and hsl(74, 97%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #CEFC36?

#CEFC36 is rgb(206, 252, 54) — red 206, green 252, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEFC36?

#CEFC36 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 79%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEFC36 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEFC36 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEFC36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEFC36 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 13.43, which is visibly different.

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