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#CFEFA9 Color

#CFEFA9 is rgb(207, 239, 169) in RGB, hsl(87, 69%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFEFA9
HEX#CFEFA9
RGBrgb(207, 239, 169)
HSLhsl(87, 69%, 80%)
HSVhsv(87, 29%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.098 128.2)
LABlab(90.86% -19.66 30.35)
LCHlch(90.86% 36.16 122.93)

What #CFEFA9 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 #CFEFA9, 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.

#CFEFA9 Channel Values

How #CFEFA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 69% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 29% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFEFA9 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFEFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFEFA9; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CFEFA9

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 #CFEFA9.

How #CFEFA9 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#CFEFA9
Protanopia#EAEAA9
Protanomaly#E0ECA9
Deuteranopia#E5E5AA
Deuteranomaly#DDE9AA
Tritanopia#D8E8E8
Tritanomaly#D4EBD2
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFEFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfefa9: #CFEFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFEFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfefa9': '#CFEFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.937, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_cfefa9">#CFEFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFEFA9"

More Green Colors

#CFEFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFEFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFEFA9?

#CFEFA9 is a lightest green — rgb(207, 239, 169) in RGB and hsl(87, 69%, 80%) 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 10.99.

What is the RGB value of #CFEFA9?

#CFEFA9 is rgb(207, 239, 169) — red 207, green 239, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFEFA9?

#CFEFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFEFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFEFA9 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFEFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFEFA9 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 14.87, which is visibly different.

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