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#CFEEAC — Light Green

#CFEEAC 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 #CFEEAC 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.

#CFEEAC 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 #CAAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEEBAA and #ADEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEEAC · RGB 207, 238, 172

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Color values

HEX#CFEEAC
RGB207, 238, 172
HSL88°, 66%, 80%
HSV88°, 28%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 28%, 7%
XYZ63.75, 77.39, 50.61
Yxy77.39, 0.3325, 0.4036
CIE-Lab90.50, -21.38, 28.70
Hunter Lab87.97, -20.21, 23.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEEAC

.text { color: #CFEEAC; }
.background { background-color: #CFEEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 238, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 238, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 238, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEEAC

#BBE788#AAE16B#96DA49#85D42B#70B224#5B901D#487217#335010#20330A#0B1103

Tints of #CFEEAC

#D3EFB3#D6F0B7#DAF2C0#DDF3C4#E2F5CC#E7F6D5#E9F7D9#EEF9E1#F0FAE6#F5FCEE

Tones of #CFEEAC

#CEE9AF#CEE4B4#CDDFB9#CDDABE#CDD6C2#CCD1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAAAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEEAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEEAC

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 #CFEEAC: ·

How #CFEEAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDDBCDeuteranopia · #DBD8C0Tritanopia · #D1C9CB

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 #CFEEAC rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Cosmic Breeze
#C8EDA6 · #B9E78E · #69A82F · #4E7B23
Palette 8be3e1
#8BE3E1 · #D3F7AD · #95BB76 · #97935C

Similar colors

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

#D2F0AD#CEF0B4#D3E7AA#D5E8AB#C8EDA6#D3F7AD#D5EAB3#C7E9B0#CDE4AD#C5EBAA#D8E9A8#CAE6B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEEAB  ·  #CFEEAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEEAC?

#CFEEAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 207, 238, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEEAC?

#CFEEAC is RGB 207, 238, 172 — HSL 88°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFEEAC?

Its complement is #CAAAEE; analogous partners are #EEEBAA and #ADEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEEAC for text?

Black text on #CFEEAC has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.