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#cffca7

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
207, 252, 167
HSL
92°, 93%, 82%
CMYK
18, 0, 34, 1
Luminance
0.8568

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cffca7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cffca7
Hue
92°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8568
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.14:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 7.6
Where it sits
Hue92° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% cool

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

Every format

HEX#cffca7
RGBrgb(207, 252, 167)
HSLhsl(92, 93%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 34%, 1%)
LABlab(94.2 -28.8 36.1)
LCHlch(94.2 46.2 128.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.940 0.119 131.1)
Decimal13630631
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.988 0.655)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cffca7;
background-color: #cffca7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cffca7] bg-[#cffca7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cffca7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.988, blue: 0.655)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cffca7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFFCA7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(167, 252, 207)

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 #cffca7 · 18.14:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.16:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cffca7 as text scores 1.16:1 on white and 18.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cffca7 on white: 1.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cffca7 on black: 18.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF0A1
deuteranopia · #FDEDAB
tritanopia · #D1F5E6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cffca7 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FDF2
#EFFBE4
#DCF9C2
#cffca7
#A6F95C
#89F826
#74ED08
#60C507
#4D9E05
#3A7209
#244705
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7FDF2Darkest = 950 · #244705
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EFFBE4;
  --brand-200: #DCF9C2;
  --brand-300: #cffca7;
  --brand-400: #A6F95C;
  --brand-500: #89F826;
  --brand-600: #74ED08;
  --brand-700: #60C507;
  --brand-800: #4D9E05;
  --brand-900: #3A7209;
  --brand-950: #244705;
  --brand: #cffca7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cffca7

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D5EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#709B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A02CA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C7B04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2FEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
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 #cffca7

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#D4A7FC
Analogous left#F9FCA7
Analogous right#A7FCAA
Split-complement 1#AAA7FC
Split-complement 2#FCA7F9
Triadic 1#A7CFFC
Triadic 2#FCA7CF
Tetradic#A7F9FC

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green98.8%
Blue65.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow33.7%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cffca7 text on a black background

contrast 18.14:1

Card sample

#cffca7 text on a white background

contrast 1.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cffca7;
Background color
Panel with #cffca7 background
background-color: #cffca7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cffca7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 252, 167, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 252, 167, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cffca7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cffca7, #A7FCB8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cffca7

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.

#cffca7 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#cffca7, answered

What color is #cffca7?

#cffca7 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 7.6). It sits at 92° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cffca7?

rgb(207, 252, 167) — 207 red, 252 green and 167 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 98.8% / 65.5% by channel.

Is #cffca7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8568 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cffca7?

Black. It scores 18.14:1 against #cffca7, versus 1.16:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cffca7?

#D4A7FC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AAA7FC and #FCA7F9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cffca7?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D5EDC0 for borders, #709B4B for secondary text, #3A02CA as an accent and #3C7B04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F9FCA7 and #A7FCAA stays calm, while #D4A7FC is the loudest partner.

What is #cffca7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 0%, 34%, 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 #cffca7 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EEFCA7; nudged cooler, #AFFDA6.

Work with #cffca7 in the Color Lab