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#CBEF38 — Vivid Green

#CBEF38 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CBEF38 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.

#CBEF38 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5D39EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB839 and #6FEF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBEF38 · RGB 203, 239, 56

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Color values

HEX#CBEF38
RGB203, 239, 56
HSL72°, 85%, 58%
HSV72°, 77%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 77%, 6%
XYZ56.21, 74.72, 15.20
Yxy74.72, 0.3847, 0.5113
CIE-Lab89.26, -34.02, 77.73
Hunter Lab86.44, -31.06, 47.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 22%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBEF38 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBEF38 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBEF38

.text { color: #CBEF38; }
.background { background-color: #CBEF38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBEF38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 239, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBEF38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 239, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBEF38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 239, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBEF38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBEF38">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBEF38

#C4ED21#B5DE12#A2C610#8BAA0E#77920C#647B0A#4D5E08#3A4706#232A03#0F1302

Tints of #CBEF38

#D0F04C#D5F25F#D8F36D#DDF580#E2F692#E7F8A5#ECF9B8#F0FAC6#F5FCD9#FAFDEC

Tones of #CBEF38

#C3E246#BBD553#B3C85F#ABBA6D#A3AE7A#9CA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D39EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBEF38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBEF38

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBEF38: ·

How #CBEF38 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDB64Deuteranopia · #D9D66FTritanopia · #CD878F

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBEF38 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6

Similar colors

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

#CDE63D#CEFB3E#D4EC2E#D1E92C#D6EB2C#D5EB46#D3E444#B9E937#B9E936#D2DE32#D7FE3D#D4E345

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBEF37  ·  #CBEF39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBEF38?

#CBEF38 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 239, 56). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBEF38?

#CBEF38 is RGB 203, 239, 56 — HSL 72°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #CBEF38?

Its complement is #5D39EF; analogous partners are #EFB839 and #6FEF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBEF38 for text?

Black text on #CBEF38 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.