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#CBFBB2 — Pale Vivid Green

#CBFBB2 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 #CBFBB2 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.

#CBFBB2 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 #E1B1FB; it also sits naturally between #F0FBB1 and #B1FBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBFBB2 · RGB 203, 251, 178

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Color values

HEX#CBFBB2
RGB203, 251, 178
HSL99°, 90%, 84%
HSV99°, 29%, 98%
CMYK19%, 0%, 29%, 2%
XYZ67.16, 84.91, 54.97
Yxy84.91, 0.3244, 0.4101
CIE-Lab93.84, -28.11, 30.13
Hunter Lab92.14, -26.64, 25.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 98% · Blue 70%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBFBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBFBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBFBB2

.text { color: #CBFBB2; }
.background { background-color: #CBFBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBFBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 251, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBFBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 251, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBFBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 251, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBFBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBFBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBFBB2

#B1F98B#97F764#7DF53D#64F316#52D50B#43AE09#348807#256105#163A03#071301

Tints of #CBFBB2

#CEFBB6#D2FBBB#D8FCC5#DBFCCA#DFFCCF#E2FDD3#E5FDD8#ECFDE2#EFFEE7#F2FEEC

Tones of #CBFBB2

#CDF6B7#CEF0BC#D0EBC1#D1E6C6#D3E1CC#D5DCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1B1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBFBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBFBB2

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 #CBFBB2: ·

How #CBFBB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0C4Deuteranopia · #DDD9C8Tritanopia · #CDD2D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBFBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8be3e1
#8BE3E1 · #D3F7AD · #95BB76 · #97935C
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Palette Ccffbd
#CCFFBD · #7ECA9C · #40394A · #1C1427
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Palette Ecf4e8
#ECF4E8 · #CBF3BB · #ABE7B2 · #93BFC7

Similar colors

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

#D3F7AD#CCF3BA#CEF0B4#CCFFBD#C3F3B6#CBF3BB#C3F2B3#C2FFBB#C4F4A9#C1F2B0#D2F0AD#D8F8B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBFBB1  ·  #CBFBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBFBB2?

#CBFBB2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 251, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBFBB2?

#CBFBB2 is RGB 203, 251, 178 — HSL 99°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBFBB2?

Its complement is #E1B1FB; analogous partners are #F0FBB1 and #B1FBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBFBB2 for text?

Black text on #CBFBB2 has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.