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#CBFFC2 — Pale Vivid Green

#CBFFC2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBFFC2 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.

#CBFFC2 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 #F6C2FF; it also sits naturally between #EAFFC2 and #C2FFD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBFFC2 · RGB 203, 255, 194

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Color values

HEX#CBFFC2
RGB203, 255, 194
HSL111°, 100%, 88%
HSV111°, 24%, 100%
CMYK20%, 0%, 24%, 0%
XYZ70.13, 88.11, 64.35
Yxy88.11, 0.3150, 0.3959
CIE-Lab95.21, -27.54, 23.90
Hunter Lab93.87, -26.31, 20.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 76%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBFFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBFFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBFFC2

.text { color: #CBFFC2; }
.background { background-color: #CBFFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBFFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 255, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBFFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 255, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBFFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 255, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBFFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBFFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBFFC2

#A8FF99#81FF6B#5FFF42#38FF14#23EB00#1DC200#169400#106B00#093D00#031400

Tints of #CBFFC2

#CFFFC7#D4FFCC#D4FFCC#D8FFD1#DCFFD6#E1FFDB#E5FFE0#E5FFE0#E9FFE5#EEFFEB

Tones of #CBFFC2

#CEFBC6#D1F6CB#D4F2CF#D7EED3#DAE9D8#DDE5DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6C2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBFFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBFFC2

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 #CBFFC2: ·

How #CBFFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2D1Deuteranopia · #DFDBD4Tritanopia · #CEDCDF

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 #CBFFC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccffbd
#CCFFBD · #7ECA9C · #40394A · #1C1427
Palette C2ffc7
#C2FFC7 · #9EDF9C · #62825D · #526E48
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Vivid Breeze
#CDF5C6 · #42D629 · #329121 · #133B0C
Palette 477d7f
#477D7F · #1F5357 · #64BD97 · #C2FFBB
Palette 28df99
#28DF99 · #99F3BD · #D2F6C5 · #F6F7D4

Similar colors

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

#CCFFBD#C2FFC7#CCF6C8#CDF5C6#C2FFBB#D2F6C5#CBFFCE#D1F6C9#CDF5CA#C8F5CA#C4F7CA#D8FFC5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBFFC1  ·  #CBFFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBFFC2?

#CBFFC2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 255, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBFFC2?

#CBFFC2 is RGB 203, 255, 194 — HSL 111°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBFFC2?

Its complement is #F6C2FF; analogous partners are #EAFFC2 and #C2FFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBFFC2 for text?

Black text on #CBFFC2 has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.