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#CBEF72 — Light Vivid Green

#CBEF72 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CBEF72 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.

#CBEF72 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 #9571EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD471 and #8CEF71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBEF72 · RGB 203, 239, 114

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Color values

HEX#CBEF72
RGB203, 239, 114
HSL77°, 80%, 69%
HSV77°, 52%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 52%, 6%
XYZ58.53, 75.64, 27.44
Yxy75.64, 0.3622, 0.4681
CIE-Lab89.69, -30.19, 55.91
Hunter Lab86.97, -27.87, 38.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 45%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBEF72 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBEF72 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBEF72

.text { color: #CBEF72; }
.background { background-color: #CBEF72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBEF72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 239, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBEF72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 239, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBEF72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 239, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBEF72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBEF72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBEF72

#C1EC55#B6E935#ACE619#94C516#7FAA13#678A0F#526E0C#3A4E09#263206#0E1202

Tints of #CBEF72

#D0F17E#D4F288#D9F395#DEF5A3#E3F6B1#E6F7BA#EBF9C8#F0FAD6#F3FBDF#F8FDED

Tones of #CBEF72

#C8E679#C3DD83#C0D48C#BCCB95#B8C29E#B4B9A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9571EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBEF72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBEF72

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 #CBEF72: ·

How #CBEF72 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDB90Deuteranopia · #D9D698Tritanopia · #CDA8AD

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 #CBEF72 rather than the exact color:

Amber Solace
#719D13 · #C5EE74 · #8B5EEB · #C6A7EE
Vintage Dusk
#DDEB9E · #D3E971 · #677916 · #434F0C
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Palette D0f66a
#D0F66A · #36C186 · #158A8C · #1E5287
Palette 89ac46
#89AC46 · #D3E671 · #F8ED8C · #FF8989
Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA

Similar colors

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

#C5EE74#D3E971#C1EE6C#D0F66A#D3E671#D6EC78#D3F067#C6E377#BFEA7C#D7E371#D2FF72#D5EC64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBEF71  ·  #CBEF73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBEF72?

#CBEF72 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 239, 114). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBEF72?

#CBEF72 is RGB 203, 239, 114 — HSL 77°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #CBEF72?

Its complement is #9571EF; analogous partners are #EFD471 and #8CEF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBEF72 for text?

Black text on #CBEF72 has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.