Palettes / Colors / #CFEFAD
#CFEFAD — Light Green
#CFEFAD 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 #CFEFAD 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.
#CFEFAD 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 #CDAEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEEAE and #AFEFAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFEFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 239, 173 |
| HSL | 89°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 89°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 28%, 6% |
| XYZ | 64.14, 78.02, 51.21 |
| Yxy | 78.02, 0.3317, 0.4035 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.79, -21.72, 28.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.33, -20.55, 23.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 68%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFEFAD
.text { color: #CFEFAD; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFEFAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEFAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDAEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFEFAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFAD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFEFAD: ·
How #CFEFAD 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 #CFEFAD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFEFAD?
#CFEFAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 207, 239, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFAD?
#CFEFAD is RGB 207, 239, 173 — HSL 89°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 6%.
What colors go with #CFEFAD?
Its complement is #CDAEEF; analogous partners are #EFEEAE and #AFEFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFEFAD for text?
Black text on #CFEFAD has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.