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#CEFA2F — Vivid Green

#CEFA2F 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 #CEFA2F 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.

#CEFA2F 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 #5A2EFA; it also sits naturally between #FAC02E and #68FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEFA2F · RGB 206, 250, 47

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Color values

HEX#CEFA2F
RGB206, 250, 47
HSL73°, 95%, 58%
HSV73°, 81%, 98%
CMYK18%, 0%, 81%, 2%
XYZ60.15, 81.70, 15.29
Yxy81.70, 0.3828, 0.5199
CIE-Lab92.44, -38.14, 83.02
Hunter Lab90.39, -35.11, 50.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 98% · Blue 18%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEFA2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEFA2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEFA2F

.text { color: #CEFA2F; }
.background { background-color: #CEFA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEFA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 250, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEFA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 250, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEFA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 250, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEFA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEFA2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEFA2F

#C8F915#B8EA06#A5D105#8DB305#7A9A04#668103#4E6303#3B4B02#232D01#101401

Tints of #CEFA2F

#D2FA42#D7FB56#DBFB65#DFFC79#E4FC8D#E9FDA1#EDFDB4#F1FDC3#F6FED7#FAFEEB

Tones of #CEFA2F

#C5EB3D#BDDD4B#B5CE5A#ADC068#A4B177#9CA385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A2EFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEFA2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEFA2F

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 #CEFA2F: ·

How #CEFA2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E160Deuteranopia · #DFDB6CTritanopia · #D0878F

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEFA2F rather than the exact color:

Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C

Similar colors

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

#CEFB3E#D4EC2E#D4F620#D7FE3D#D6EB2C#D1E92C#DBF720#E4FF30#E3F838#BDFC1F#CDE63D#C3FA48

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEFA2E  ·  #CEFA30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEFA2F?

#CEFA2F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 206, 250, 47). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEFA2F?

#CEFA2F is RGB 206, 250, 47 — HSL 73°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 81%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEFA2F?

Its complement is #5A2EFA; analogous partners are #FAC02E and #68FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEFA2F for text?

Black text on #CEFA2F has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.