Palettes / Colors / #C9FFBD

#C9FFBD — Pale Vivid Green

#C9FFBD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #C9FFBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C9FFBD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F3BDFF; it also sits naturally between #EAFFBD and #BDFFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 100% · Blue 74%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C9FFBD

.text { color: #C9FFBD; }
.background { background-color: #C9FFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9FFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9FFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9FFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 255, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9FFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9FFBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3BDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9FFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C9FFBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C9FFBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C9FFBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9FFBD?

#C9FFBD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 201, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9FFBD?

#C9FFBD is RGB 201, 255, 189 — HSL 109°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #C9FFBD?

Its complement is #F3BDFF; analogous partners are #EAFFBD and #BDFFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9FFBD for text?

Black text on #C9FFBD has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.