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#CEFCAB — Pale Vivid Green

#CEFCAB 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 #CEFCAB 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.

#CEFCAB 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 #D9ABFC; it also sits naturally between #F7FCAB and #ABFCB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEFCAB · RGB 206, 252, 171

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Color values

HEX#CEFCAB
RGB206, 252, 171
HSL94°, 93%, 83%
HSV94°, 32%, 99%
CMYK18%, 0%, 32%, 1%
XYZ67.61, 85.68, 51.50
Yxy85.68, 0.3301, 0.4184
CIE-Lab94.18, -28.55, 34.13
Hunter Lab92.57, -27.08, 27.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 99% · Blue 67%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEFCAB

.text { color: #CEFCAB; }
.background { background-color: #CEFCAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEFCAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 252, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEFCAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 252, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEFCAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 252, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEFCAB

#B7FB84#A0F95D#89F835#73F60E#62D908#50B106#3F8A05#2D6204#1B3B02#091401

Tints of #CEFCAB

#D1FCB0#D7FDBA#DAFDBF#DDFDC4#E2FDCE#E5FDD3#E8FED8#EBFEDD#F1FEE6#F4FEEB

Tones of #CEFCAB

#CFF6B1#D0F0B7#D1EBBD#D1E5C2#D2DFC8#D3D9CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9ABFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEFCAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEFCAB

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 #CEFCAB: ·

How #CEFCAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2BFDeuteranopia · #DFDCC3Tritanopia · #D0CED1

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 #CEFCAB rather than the exact color:

Palette 8be3e1
#8BE3E1 · #D3F7AD · #95BB76 · #97935C
Palette A03c78
#A03C78 · #ED8E7C · #CDF3A2 · #93D9A3
Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette E1ffb1
#E1FFB1 · #C7F2A4 · #B6E388 · #FCFFB2
Mellow Ruby Lagoon
#D9F4BE · #CAF2A1 · #8EE137 · #43750F

Similar colors

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

#D3F7AD#CDF3A2#D2F0AD#C4F4A9#C7F2A4#CAF2A1#CEF0B4#D8F8B7#CAF39E#C5F0A4#C3F2B3#C8EDA6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEFCAA  ·  #CEFCAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEFCAB?

#CEFCAB is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 206, 252, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEFCAB?

#CEFCAB is RGB 206, 252, 171 — HSL 94°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 32%, 1%.

What colors go with #CEFCAB?

Its complement is #D9ABFC; analogous partners are #F7FCAB and #ABFCB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEFCAB for text?

Black text on #CEFCAB has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.