Palettes / Colors / #CBF9BE

#CBF9BE — Pale Vivid Green

#CBF9BE 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 #CBF9BE 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.

#CBF9BE 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 #ECBEF9; it also sits naturally between #E8F9BE and #BEF9CE. 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 98% · Blue 75%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBF9BE

.text { color: #CBF9BE; }
.background { background-color: #CBF9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBF9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 249, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBF9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 249, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBF9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 249, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBF9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBF9BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBEF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBF9BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBF9BE

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 #CBF9BE 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 #CBF9BE 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 #CBF9BE?

#CBF9BE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 249, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBF9BE?

#CBF9BE is RGB 203, 249, 190 — HSL 107°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBF9BE?

Its complement is #ECBEF9; analogous partners are #E8F9BE and #BEF9CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBF9BE for text?

Black text on #CBF9BE has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.