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#CCFA42 — Vivid Green

#CCFA42 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CCFA42 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.

#CCFA42 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 #7042FA; it also sits naturally between #FACC42 and #70FA42. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCFA42 · RGB 204, 250, 66

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Color values

HEX#CCFA42
RGB204, 250, 66
HSL75°, 95%, 62%
HSV75°, 74%, 98%
CMYK18%, 0%, 74%, 2%
XYZ60.07, 81.60, 17.74
Yxy81.60, 0.3768, 0.5119
CIE-Lab92.40, -38.15, 77.66
Hunter Lab90.33, -35.11, 48.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 98% · Blue 26%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCFA42 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCFA42 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCFA42

.text { color: #CCFA42; }
.background { background-color: #CCFA42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCFA42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 250, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCFA42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 250, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCFA42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 250, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCFA42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCFA42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCFA42

#C4F924#BCF906#A9E006#93C205#7CA404#668603#4F6803#3C5002#263201#0F1401

Tints of #CCFA42

#D0FB51#D5FB65#DAFB74#DFFC88#E3FC97#E7FDA5#ECFDB9#F0FEC8#F6FEDC#FAFEEB

Tones of #CCFA42

#C5ED50#BFE05C#B8D26A#B2C676#ABB884#A5AC91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7042FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCFA42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCFA42

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 #CCFA42: ·

How #CCFA42 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E06FDeuteranopia · #DDDA79Tritanopia · #CE9299

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 #CCFA42 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251

Similar colors

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

#CEFB3E#C3FA48#D7FE3D#CCFB51#D5EB46#CDE63D#CCE74F#D3E444#B8FC4F#D4E345#E3F838#D4EC2E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCFA41  ·  #CCFA43 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCFA42?

#CCFA42 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 204, 250, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCFA42?

#CCFA42 is RGB 204, 250, 66 — HSL 75°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 74%, 2%.

What colors go with #CCFA42?

Its complement is #7042FA; analogous partners are #FACC42 and #70FA42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCFA42 for text?

Black text on #CCFA42 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.