Palettes / Colors / #CFEE97

#CFEE97 — Light Green

#CFEE97 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CFEE97 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.

#CFEE97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #B596EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE196 and #A3EE96. 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 59%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFEE97

.text { color: #CFEE97; }
.background { background-color: #CFEE97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEE97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 238, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEE97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 238, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEE97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 238, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFEE97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEE97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFEE97

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B596EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFEE97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEE97

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:

How #CFEE97 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 #CFEE97 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

← #CFEE96  ·  #CFEE98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEE97?

#CFEE97 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 207, 238, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEE97?

#CFEE97 is RGB 207, 238, 151 — HSL 81°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFEE97?

Its complement is #B596EE; analogous partners are #EEE196 and #A3EE96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEE97 for text?

Black text on #CFEE97 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.