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#CFEBBA — Pale Green

#CFEBBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #CFEBBA 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.

#CFEBBA 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 #D7BCEB; it also sits naturally between #E8EBBC and #BCEBBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEBBA · RGB 207, 235, 186

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Color values

HEX#CFEBBA
RGB207, 235, 186
HSL94°, 55%, 83%
HSV94°, 21%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 21%, 8%
XYZ64.30, 76.23, 57.78
Yxy76.23, 0.3243, 0.3844
CIE-Lab89.96, -17.81, 20.78
Hunter Lab87.31, -16.92, 17.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 73%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEBBA

.text { color: #CFEBBA; }
.background { background-color: #CFEBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEBBA

#BBE29C#A5D97D#8FD05D#79C73D#68AE32#558E29#426F20#2F4F17#1C2F0E#091005

Tints of #CFEBBA

#D3EDC0#D9EFC8#DBF0CC#DEF1D0#E4F4D7#E6F5DB#E9F6DF#ECF7E3#F1F9EB#F4FAEF

Tones of #CFEBBA

#D1E8BF#D1E5C3#D2E1C6#D2DEC9#D3DBCD#D3D7D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7BCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEBBA

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 #CFEBBA: ·

How #CFEBBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBC6Deuteranopia · #DAD7C9Tritanopia · #D0CFD1

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 #CFEBBA rather than the exact color:

Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Palette 7fc8a9
#7FC8A9 · #D5EEBB · #5F7A61 · #444941
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4

Similar colors

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

#CDEBB9#CCEABB#CEF0BB#D5EEBB#CEE8C1#CEF0B4#C9F0BC#C7EABB#D7E9B9#CCF3BA#D5E7B5#CBF3BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEBB9  ·  #CFEBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEBBA?

#CFEBBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 207, 235, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEBBA?

#CFEBBA is RGB 207, 235, 186 — HSL 94°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFEBBA?

Its complement is #D7BCEB; analogous partners are #E8EBBC and #BCEBBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEBBA for text?

Black text on #CFEBBA has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.