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#CBEF74 — Light Vivid Green

#CBEF74 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 #CBEF74 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.

#CBEF74 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 #9A76EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD776 and #8EEF76. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBEF74 · RGB 203, 239, 116

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Color values

HEX#CBEF74
RGB203, 239, 116
HSL78°, 79%, 70%
HSV78°, 51%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 51%, 6%
XYZ58.65, 75.69, 28.04
Yxy75.69, 0.3612, 0.4661
CIE-Lab89.72, -30.00, 55.02
Hunter Lab87.00, -27.71, 38.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 45%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBEF74 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBEF74 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBEF74

.text { color: #CBEF74; }
.background { background-color: #CBEF74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBEF74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 239, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 79%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBEF74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 239, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBEF74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 239, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBEF74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBEF74">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBEF74

#BEEB56#B4E83B#A8E41B#94C918#7CA914#658910#516E0D#394E09#253206#0D1202

Tints of #CBEF74

#D0F184#D3F28D#D9F39B#DCF4A4#E1F6B1#E7F8BF#EAF9C8#EFFAD6#F3FBDF#F8FDED

Tones of #CBEF74

#C7E77E#C4DD88#C0D590#BDCD98#BAC4A1#B6BBAA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A76EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBEF74: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBEF74

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 #CBEF74: ·

How #CBEF74 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDB92Deuteranopia · #D9D699Tritanopia · #CDA9AE

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 #CBEF74 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBEF73  ·  #CBEF75 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBEF74?

#CBEF74 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 239, 116). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBEF74?

#CBEF74 is RGB 203, 239, 116 — HSL 78°, 79%, 70% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 51%, 6%.

What colors go with #CBEF74?

Its complement is #9A76EF; analogous partners are #EFD776 and #8EEF76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBEF74 for text?

Black text on #CBEF74 has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.