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#CFEB2F — Vivid Yellow

#CFEB2F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CFEB2F 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.

#CFEB2F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #4A2EEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA82E and #70EA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEB2F · RGB 207, 235, 47

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Color values

HEX#CFEB2F
RGB207, 235, 47
HSL69°, 82%, 55%
HSV69°, 80%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 80%, 8%
XYZ55.95, 72.89, 13.81
Yxy72.89, 0.3922, 0.5110
CIE-Lab88.39, -30.92, 79.51
Hunter Lab85.37, -28.30, 47.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 18%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFEB2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFEB2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFEB2F

.text { color: #CFEB2F; }
.background { background-color: #CFEB2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEB2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEB2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEB2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFEB2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEB2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFEB2F

#C9E817#B5D115#A1BA12#8CA210#788B0E#606F0B#4C5809#384106#242A04#101302

Tints of #CFEB2F

#D2EC41#D7EE53#DBF066#DFF278#E5F490#E9F6A2#EEF8B5#F2F9C7#F6FBDA#FBFDEC

Tones of #CFEB2F

#C4DD3C#BCD049#B2C256#A8B464#9FA772#969A7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4A2EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEB2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEB2F

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 #CFEB2F: ·

How #CFEB2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDB5CDeuteranopia · #DAD767Tritanopia · #D08088

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFEB2F rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
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:

#D1E92C#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#D2DE32#CDE63D#D8E324#D4E41F#CDE020#C9DA2A#D2D929#D4F620#CBDC23

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEB2E  ·  #CFEB30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEB2F?

#CFEB2F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 235, 47). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEB2F?

#CFEB2F is RGB 207, 235, 47 — HSL 69°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFEB2F?

Its complement is #4A2EEA; analogous partners are #EAA82E and #70EA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEB2F for text?

Black text on #CFEB2F has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.