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#CFE68E Color

#CFE68E is rgb(207, 230, 142) in RGB, hsl(76, 64%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 38%, 10%) 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 3.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE68E
HEX#CFE68E
RGBrgb(207, 230, 142)
HSLhsl(76, 64%, 73%)
HSVhsv(76, 38%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 38%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.115 120.7)
LABlab(88.09% -18.14 40.18)
LCHlch(88.09% 44.09 114.30)

What #CFE68E 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 #CFE68E, 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.

#CFE68E Channel Values

How #CFE68E 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 230 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 64% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 38% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE68E 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFE68E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE68E; 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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Tints & Shades of #CFE68E

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 #CFE68E.

How #CFE68E 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#CFE68E
Protanopia#E2E28E
Protanomaly#DBE48E
Deuteranopia#DFDF8F
Deuteranomaly#D9E28F
Tritanopia#D9DDDD
Tritanomaly#D5E1C3
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFE68E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe68e: #CFE68E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE68E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe68e': '#CFE68E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.902, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe68e">#CFE68E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE68E"

More Green Colors

#CFE68E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE68E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE68E?

#CFE68E is a light green — rgb(207, 230, 142) in RGB and hsl(76, 64%, 73%) 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 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #CFE68E?

#CFE68E is rgb(207, 230, 142) — red 207, green 230, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE68E?

#CFE68E converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 38%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE68E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE68E scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE68E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE68E 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 13.68, which is visibly different.

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