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#CFE9AA Color

#CFE9AA is rgb(207, 233, 170) in RGB, hsl(85, 59%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 9%) 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 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE9AA
HEX#CFE9AA
RGBrgb(207, 233, 170)
HSLhsl(85, 59%, 79%)
HSVhsv(85, 27%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.087 126.3)
LABlab(89.27% -16.82 27.75)
LCHlch(89.27% 32.45 121.23)

What #CFE9AA 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 #CFE9AA, 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.

#CFE9AA Channel Values

How #CFE9AA 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 233 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 59% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 27% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE9AA 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFE9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE9AA; 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 #CFE9AA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFE9AA.

How #CFE9AA 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#CFE9AA
Protanopia#E5E5AA
Protanomaly#DCE7AA
Deuteranopia#E1E1AB
Deuteranomaly#DAE4AB
Tritanopia#D7E2E2
Tritanomaly#D4E5CE
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #CFE9AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe9aa: #CFE9AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE9AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe9aa': '#CFE9AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.914, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe9aa">#CFE9AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE9AA"

More Green Colors

#CFE9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE9AA?

#CFE9AA is a light green — rgb(207, 233, 170) in RGB and hsl(85, 59%, 79%) 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 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #CFE9AA?

#CFE9AA is rgb(207, 233, 170) — red 207, green 233, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE9AA?

#CFE9AA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE9AA scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE9AA 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 12.63, which is visibly different.

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