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#CFD987 Color

#CFD987 is rgb(207, 217, 135) in RGB, hsl(67, 52%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD987
HEX#CFD987
RGBrgb(207, 217, 135)
HSLhsl(67, 52%, 69%)
HSVhsv(67, 38%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.106 114.3)
LABlab(84.53% -12.73 39.17)
LCHlch(84.53% 41.19 108.00)

What #CFD987 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 #CFD987, 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.

#CFD987 Channel Values

How #CFD987 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 207 · G 217 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 52% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 38% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD987 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFD987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD987; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFD987

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 #CFD987.

How #CFD987 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#CFD987
Protanopia#D7D787
Protanomaly#D4D887
Deuteranopia#D6D687
Deuteranomaly#D3D787
Tritanopia#D7D1D1
Tritanomaly#D4D4B8
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd987: #CFD987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd987': '#CFD987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.851, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd987">#CFD987</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD987"

More Green Colors

#CFD987 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFD987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD987?

#CFD987 is a light green — rgb(207, 217, 135) in RGB and hsl(67, 52%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.73.

What is the RGB value of #CFD987?

#CFD987 is rgb(207, 217, 135) — red 207, green 217, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD987?

#CFD987 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD987 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD987 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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