Palettes / Colors / #CEFEAA
#CEFEAA — Pale Vivid Green
#CEFEAA 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 #CEFEAA 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.
#CEFEAA 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 #D9A9FE; it also sits naturally between #F8FEA9 and #A9FEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEFEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 254, 170 |
| HSL | 94°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 94°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 68.15, 86.91, 51.21 |
| Yxy | 86.91, 0.3304, 0.4213 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.70, -29.63, 35.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.22, -28.11, 28.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEFEAA
.text { color: #CEFEAA; }
.background { background-color: #CEFEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEFEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 254, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEFEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 254, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEFEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 254, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEFEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEFEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9A9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEFEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEFEAA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CEFEAA: ·
How #CEFEAA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEFEAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEFEAA?
#CEFEAA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 206, 254, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEFEAA?
#CEFEAA is RGB 206, 254, 170 — HSL 94°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #CEFEAA?
Its complement is #D9A9FE; analogous partners are #F8FEA9 and #A9FEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEFEAA for text?
Black text on #CEFEAA has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.