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#CEFBB3 — Pale Vivid Green

#CEFBB3 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 #CEFBB3 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.

#CEFBB3 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 #DFB1FB; it also sits naturally between #F2FBB1 and #B1FBBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEFBB3 · RGB 206, 251, 179

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Color values

HEX#CEFBB3
RGB206, 251, 179
HSL97°, 90%, 84%
HSV97°, 29%, 98%
CMYK18%, 0%, 29%, 2%
XYZ68.09, 85.37, 55.54
Yxy85.37, 0.3258, 0.4085
CIE-Lab94.04, -26.94, 29.93
Hunter Lab92.40, -25.62, 24.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 98% · Blue 70%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEFBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEFBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEFBB3

.text { color: #CEFBB3; }
.background { background-color: #CEFBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEFBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 251, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEFBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 251, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEFBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 251, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEFBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEFBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEFBB3

#B5F98B#9CF764#84F53D#6BF316#59D50B#49AE09#388807#286105#183A03#081301

Tints of #CEFBB3

#D1FBB6#D4FBBB#DAFCC5#DDFCCA#E0FCCF#E3FDD3#E6FDD8#ECFDE2#F0FEE7#F3FEEC

Tones of #CEFBB3

#CFF6B7#D0F0BC#D1EBC1#D2E6C6#D4E1CC#D5DCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFB1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEFBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEFBB3

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 #CEFBB3: ·

How #CEFBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E2C4Deuteranopia · #DFDCC9Tritanopia · #D0D2D5

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 #CEFBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8be3e1
#8BE3E1 · #D3F7AD · #95BB76 · #97935C
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Palette Ccffbd
#CCFFBD · #7ECA9C · #40394A · #1C1427
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Palette 3d6271
#3D6271 · #3D899C · #45A298 · #D8F8B7
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#CCFFBD#CEF0B4#D8F8B7#CBF3BB#D2F0AD#CEF0BB#C3F3B6#C3F2B3#C2FFBB#C9F0BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEFBB2  ·  #CEFBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEFBB3?

#CEFBB3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 206, 251, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEFBB3?

#CEFBB3 is RGB 206, 251, 179 — HSL 97°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEFBB3?

Its complement is #DFB1FB; analogous partners are #F2FBB1 and #B1FBBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEFBB3 for text?

Black text on #CEFBB3 has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.