Palettes / Colors / #CFFBC5

#CFFBC5 — Pale Vivid Green

#CFFBC5 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CFFBC5 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.

#CFFBC5 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 #F1C6FB; it also sits naturally between #EAFBC6 and #C6FBD7. 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 98% · Blue 77%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFFBC5

.text { color: #CFFBC5; }
.background { background-color: #CFFBC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFFBC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 251, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFFBC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 251, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFFBC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 251, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFFBC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFFBC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1C6FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFFBC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFFBC5

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 #CFFBC5 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 #CFFBC5 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

← #CFFBC4  ·  #CFFBC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFFBC5?

#CFFBC5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 207, 251, 197). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFFBC5?

#CFFBC5 is RGB 207, 251, 197 — HSL 109°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #CFFBC5?

Its complement is #F1C6FB; analogous partners are #EAFBC6 and #C6FBD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFFBC5 for text?

Black text on #CFFBC5 has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.