Palettes / Colors / #CFECAC

#CFECAC — Light Green

#CFECAC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#CFECAC 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 #C9ACEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE9AC and #AFECAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFECAC

.text { color: #CFECAC; }
.background { background-color: #CFECAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFECAC

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Tones of #CFECAC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9ACEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFECAC: #000000.

How #CFECAC 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 #CFECAC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECAB  ·  #CFECAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECAC?

#CFECAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 207, 236, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECAC?

#CFECAC is RGB 207, 236, 172 — HSL 87°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFECAC?

Its complement is #C9ACEC; analogous partners are #ECE9AC and #AFECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECAC for text?

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