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#CFEF8A Color

#CFEF8A is rgb(207, 239, 138) in RGB, hsl(79, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFEF8A
HEX#CFEF8A
RGBrgb(207, 239, 138)
HSLhsl(79, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(79, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.132 123.4)
LABlab(90.46% -22.54 45.06)
LCHlch(90.46% 50.38 116.57)

What #CFEF8A 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 #CFEF8A, 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.

#CFEF8A Channel Values

How #CFEF8A 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 239 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFEF8A 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFEF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFEF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFEF8A; 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 #CFEF8A

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 #CFEF8A.

How #CFEF8A 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#CFEF8A
Protanopia#EAEA8A
Protanomaly#E0EC8A
Deuteranopia#E5E58C
Deuteranomaly#DDE98B
Tritanopia#DAE5E5
Tritanomaly#D6E9C7
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFEF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfef8a: #CFEF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFEF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfef8a': '#CFEF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.937, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_cfef8a">#CFEF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFEF8A"

More Green Colors

#CFEF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFEF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFEF8A?

#CFEF8A is a light green — rgb(207, 239, 138) in RGB and hsl(79, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.73.

What is the RGB value of #CFEF8A?

#CFEF8A is rgb(207, 239, 138) — red 207, green 239, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFEF8A?

#CFEF8A converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFEF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFEF8A scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFEF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFEF8A 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 16.94, which is visibly different.

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