Palettes / Colors / #CBF09E

#CBF09E — Light Green

#CBF09E is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#CBF09E 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 #C39EF0; it also sits naturally between #F0EC9E and #A2F09E. 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 80% · Green 94% · Blue 62%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #CBF09E

.text { color: #CBF09E; }
.background { background-color: #CBF09E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBF09E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 240, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 73%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBF09E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 240, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBF09E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 240, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBF09E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBF09E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBF09E

Tints of #CBF09E

Tones of #CBF09E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C39EF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBF09E: #000000.

How #CBF09E 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 #CBF09E or a close neighbour

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 #CBF09E?

#CBF09E is Light Green, a green color (RGB 203, 240, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBF09E?

#CBF09E is RGB 203, 240, 158 — HSL 87°, 73%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 34%, 6%.

What colors go with #CBF09E?

Its complement is #C39EF0; analogous partners are #F0EC9E and #A2F09E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBF09E for text?

Black text on #CBF09E has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.