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#CFE5BD Color

#CFE5BD is rgb(207, 229, 189) in RGB, hsl(93, 43%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE5BD
HEX#CFE5BD
RGBrgb(207, 229, 189)
HSLhsl(93, 43%, 82%)
HSVhsv(93, 17%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.058 131.1)
LABlab(88.51% -12.84 17.02)
LCHlch(88.51% 21.32 127.03)

What #CFE5BD 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 #CFE5BD, 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.

#CFE5BD Channel Values

How #CFE5BD 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 229 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 43% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 17% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE5BD 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFE5BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFE5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE5BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CFE5BD

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 #CFE5BD.

How #CFE5BD 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#CFE5BD
Protanopia#E1E1BD
Protanomaly#DAE3BD
Deuteranopia#DEDEBE
Deuteranomaly#D8E1BD
Tritanopia#D4E0E0
Tritanomaly#D2E2D3
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFE5BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe5bd: #CFE5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe5bd': '#CFE5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.898, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe5bd">#CFE5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE5BD"

More Green Colors

#CFE5BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE5BD?

#CFE5BD is a lightest green — rgb(207, 229, 189) in RGB and hsl(93, 43%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #CFE5BD?

#CFE5BD is rgb(207, 229, 189) — red 207, green 229, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE5BD?

#CFE5BD converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE5BD scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE5BD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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