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#CFE9BA Color

#CFE9BA is rgb(207, 233, 186) in RGB, hsl(93, 52%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE9BA
HEX#CFE9BA
RGBrgb(207, 233, 186)
HSLhsl(93, 52%, 82%)
HSVhsv(93, 20%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.068 131.3)
LABlab(89.52% -15.05 19.94)
LCHlch(89.52% 24.98 127.04)

What #CFE9BA 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 #CFE9BA, 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.

#CFE9BA Channel Values

How #CFE9BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 52% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 20% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE9BA 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFE9BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE9BA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFE9BA

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 #CFE9BA.

How #CFE9BA 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#CFE9BA
Protanopia#E5E5BA
Protanomaly#DCE7BA
Deuteranopia#E1E1BB
Deuteranomaly#DAE4BB
Tritanopia#D5E4E4
Tritanomaly#D3E6D4
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

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Using #CFE9BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe9ba: #CFE9BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE9BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe9ba': '#CFE9BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.914, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe9ba">#CFE9BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE9BA"

More Green Colors

#CFE9BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE9BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE9BA?

#CFE9BA is a lightest green — rgb(207, 233, 186) in RGB and hsl(93, 52%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #CFE9BA?

#CFE9BA is rgb(207, 233, 186) — red 207, green 233, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE9BA?

#CFE9BA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE9BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE9BA scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE9BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE9BA 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 13.01, which is visibly different.

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