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#CFEBAE — Light Green

#CFEBAE is a green color we call Light 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 #CFEBAE 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.

#CFEBAE 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 #CAADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE9AD and #AFEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEBAE · RGB 207, 235, 174

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Color values

HEX#CFEBAE
RGB207, 235, 174
HSL88°, 60%, 80%
HSV88°, 26%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 26%, 8%
XYZ63.08, 75.74, 51.34
Yxy75.74, 0.3317, 0.3983
CIE-Lab89.74, -19.63, 26.64
Hunter Lab87.03, -18.56, 22.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 68%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEBAE

.text { color: #CFEBAE; }
.background { background-color: #CFEBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEBAE

#BAE28D#A9DB70#96D350#85CC33#6FAB2B#5A8B23#486E1C#324E13#20310C#0B1004

Tints of #CFEBAE

#D3EDB6#D5EEBA#DAF0C2#DDF1C6#E2F3CE#E7F5D6#E9F6DA#EEF8E2#F0F9E7#F5FBEF

Tones of #CFEBAE

#CEE6B2#CDE2B6#CDDDBB#CDD9BF#CDD5C3#CCD1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAADEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEBAE

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 #CFEBAE: ·

How #CFEBAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBBDDeuteranopia · #DAD7C0Tritanopia · #D0C8CB

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 #CFEBAE rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Vivid Lagoon
#5228A7 · #AC71DD · #97C931 · #CDE4AD
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3

Similar colors

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

#D2F0AD#D3E7AA#D5E8AB#CDE4AD#CEF0B4#D5EAB3#CAE6B2#C7E9B0#D5E7B5#D6E4AB#C9E4B3#C5EBAA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEBAD  ·  #CFEBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEBAE?

#CFEBAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 207, 235, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEBAE?

#CFEBAE is RGB 207, 235, 174 — HSL 88°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFEBAE?

Its complement is #CAADEB; analogous partners are #EBE9AD and #AFEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEBAE for text?

Black text on #CFEBAE has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.