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#CFE8A6 Color

#CFE8A6 is rgb(207, 232, 166) in RGB, hsl(83, 59%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE8A6
HEX#CFE8A6
RGBrgb(207, 232, 166)
HSLhsl(83, 59%, 78%)
HSVhsv(83, 28%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.09 125)
LABlab(88.94% -16.78 29.34)
LCHlch(88.94% 33.80 119.77)

What #CFE8A6 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 #CFE8A6, 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.

#CFE8A6 Channel Values

How #CFE8A6 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 232 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 59% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 28% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE8A6 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFE8A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE8A6; 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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Tints & Shades of #CFE8A6

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

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How #CFE8A6 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#CFE8A6
Protanopia#E4E4A6
Protanomaly#DCE6A6
Deuteranopia#E0E0A7
Deuteranomaly#D9E3A7
Tritanopia#D7E1E1
Tritanomaly#D4E4CC
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #CFE8A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe8a6: #CFE8A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE8A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe8a6': '#CFE8A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.910, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe8a6">#CFE8A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE8A6"

More Green Colors

#CFE8A6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE8A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE8A6?

#CFE8A6 is a light green — rgb(207, 232, 166) in RGB and hsl(83, 59%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.03.

What is the RGB value of #CFE8A6?

#CFE8A6 is rgb(207, 232, 166) — red 207, green 232, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE8A6?

#CFE8A6 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE8A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE8A6 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE8A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE8A6 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.33, which is visibly different.

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