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#cbfc3c

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
203, 252, 60
HSL
75°, 97%, 61%
CMYK
19, 0, 76, 1
Luminance
0.8264

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cbfc3c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cbfc3c
Hue
75°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8264
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.53:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.4
Where it sits
Hue75° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cbfc3c
RGBrgb(203, 252, 60)
HSLhsl(75, 97%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 76%, 1%)
LABlab(92.9 -39.7 79.9)
LCHlch(92.9 89.2 116.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.925 0.211 123.5)
Decimal13368380
Display P3color(display-p3 0.796 0.988 0.235)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cbfc3c;
background-color: #cbfc3c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cbfc3c] bg-[#cbfc3c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cbfc3c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.796, green: 0.988, blue: 0.235)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cbfc3c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCBFC3C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(60, 252, 203)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cbfc3c · 17.53:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.53:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cbfc3c as text scores 1.20:1 on white and 17.53:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cbfc3c on white: 1.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cbfc3c on black: 17.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEC00
deuteranopia · #FFEA4F
tritanopia · #D5EFD8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cbfc3c is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF1
#F6FCE4
#ECFBC1
#E2FD90
#D3FC59
#cbfc3c
#B5F104
#96C903
#78A102
#587407
#374804
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF1Darkest = 950 · #374804
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F6FCE4;
  --brand-200: #ECFBC1;
  --brand-300: #E2FD90;
  --brand-400: #D3FC59;
  --brand-500: #cbfc3c;
  --brand-600: #B5F104;
  --brand-700: #96C903;
  --brand-800: #78A102;
  --brand-900: #587407;
  --brand-950: #374804;
  --brand: #cbfc3c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cbfc3c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#869B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A39FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5E7E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cbfc3c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6D3CFC
Analogous left#FCCD3C
Analogous right#6BFC3C
Split-complement 1#3C6BFC
Split-complement 2#CD3CFC
Triadic 1#3CCBFC
Triadic 2#FC3CCB
Tetradic#3CFCCD

RGB percentages

Red79.6%
Green98.8%
Blue23.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow76.2%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cbfc3c text on a black background

contrast 17.53:1

Card sample

#cbfc3c text on a white background

contrast 1.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cbfc3c;
Background color
Panel with #cbfc3c background
background-color: #cbfc3c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cbfc3c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(203, 252, 60, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(203, 252, 60, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cbfc3c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbfc3c, #4BFC3C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cbfc3c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cbfc3c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cbfc3c, answered

What color is #cbfc3c?

#cbfc3c is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.4). It sits at 75° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cbfc3c?

rgb(203, 252, 60) — 203 red, 252 green and 60 blue out of 255, or 79.6% / 98.8% / 23.5% by channel.

Is #cbfc3c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8264 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.53:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cbfc3c?

Black. It scores 17.53:1 against #cbfc3c, versus 1.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cbfc3c?

#6D3CFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3C6BFC and #CD3CFC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cbfc3c?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #869B4B for secondary text, #3A39FF as an accent and #5E7E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCCD3C and #6BFC3C stays calm, while #6D3CFC is the loudest partner.

What is #cbfc3c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 76%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cbfc3c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCE73C; nudged cooler, #84FE3A.

Work with #cbfc3c in the Color Lab