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#CFE17F Color

#CFE17F is rgb(207, 225, 127) in RGB, hsl(71, 62%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE17F
HEX#CFE17F
RGBrgb(207, 225, 127)
HSLhsl(71, 62%, 69%)
HSVhsv(71, 44%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.125 117.6)
LABlab(86.58% -17.08 45.58)
LCHlch(86.58% 48.67 110.54)

What #CFE17F 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 #CFE17F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.12Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.36Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 7.84Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 10.13Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 11.96Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 12.08

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

#CFE17F Channel Values

How #CFE17F 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 225 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 62% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 44% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE17F 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFE17F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFE17F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE17F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFE17F
Complementary
#917FE1
Analogous
#E1C27F
Analogous
#9EE17F
Triadic
#7FCFE1
Triadic
#E17FCF
Split comp.
#7F9EE1
Split comp.
#C27FE1

Tints & Shades of #CFE17F

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

#D5E58F
#DBE9A0
#E2EDB1
#E9F1C5
#F0F5D6
#F6F9E6

Shades

#C1D85A
#B2CF30
#92A928
#72841F
#525F16
#2E360D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFE17F.

How #CFE17F 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#CFE17F
Protanopia#DEDE7F
Protanomaly#D8DF7F
Deuteranopia#DBDB80
Deuteranomaly#D6DE80
Tritanopia#D9D8D8
Tritanomaly#D5DCBB
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFE17F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe17f: #CFE17F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE17F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe17f': '#CFE17F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.882, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe17f">#CFE17F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE17F"

More Green Colors

#CFE17F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFE17F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE17F?

#CFE17F is a light green — rgb(207, 225, 127) in RGB and hsl(71, 62%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #CFE17F?

#CFE17F is rgb(207, 225, 127) — red 207, green 225, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE17F?

#CFE17F converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE17F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE17F scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE17F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE17F 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 12.2, 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.