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#cbfd3c

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

RGB
203, 253, 60
HSL
76°, 98%, 61%
CMYK
20, 0, 76, 1
Luminance
0.8327

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cbfd3c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cbfd3c
Hue
76°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8327
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.65:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue76° of 360°
Saturation98%
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#cbfd3c
RGBrgb(203, 253, 60)
HSLhsl(76, 98%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 76%, 1%)
LABlab(93.1 -40.1 80.1)
LCHlch(93.1 89.6 116.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.927 0.212 123.7)
Decimal13368636
Display P3color(display-p3 0.796 0.992 0.235)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cbfd3c;
background-color: #cbfd3c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cbfd3c] bg-[#cbfd3c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cbfd3c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.796, green: 0.992, blue: 0.235)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cbfd3c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCBFD3C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(60, 253, 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 #cbfd3c · 17.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cbfd3c as text scores 1.19:1 on white and 17.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cbfd3c on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cbfd3c on black: 17.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFED00
deuteranopia · #FFEB4F
tritanopia · #D5F0D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cbfd3c 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
#F6FCE3
#ECFBC1
#E1FE90
#D3FD58
#cbfd3c
#B4F202
#96CA02
#78A202
#587406
#374904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF1Darkest = 950 · #374904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F6FCE3;
  --brand-200: #ECFBC1;
  --brand-300: #E1FE90;
  --brand-400: #D3FD58;
  --brand-500: #cbfd3c;
  --brand-600: #B4F202;
  --brand-700: #96CA02;
  --brand-800: #78A202;
  --brand-900: #587406;
  --brand-950: #374904;
  --brand: #cbfd3c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cbfd3c

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#3C3AFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5E7E01
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 #cbfd3c

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#6E3CFD
Analogous left#FDCE3C
Analogous right#6BFD3C
Split-complement 1#3C6BFD
Split-complement 2#CE3CFD
Triadic 1#3CCBFD
Triadic 2#FD3CCB
Tetradic#3CFDCE

RGB percentages

Red79.6%
Green99.2%
Blue23.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow76.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#cbfd3c text on a black background

contrast 17.65:1

Card sample

#cbfd3c text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cbfd3c;
Background color
Panel with #cbfd3c background
background-color: #cbfd3c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cbfd3c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(203, 253, 60, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(203, 253, 60, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cbfd3c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbfd3c, #4BFD3C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cbfd3c

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.

#cbfd3c 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.

#cbfd3c, answered

What color is #cbfd3c?

#cbfd3c is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 76° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cbfd3c?

rgb(203, 253, 60) — 203 red, 253 green and 60 blue out of 255, or 79.6% / 99.2% / 23.5% by channel.

Is #cbfd3c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8327 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cbfd3c?

Black. It scores 17.65:1 against #cbfd3c, versus 1.19:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cbfd3c?

#6E3CFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3C6BFD and #CE3CFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cbfd3c?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #869B4B for secondary text, #3C3AFF as an accent and #5E7E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDCE3C and #6BFD3C stays calm, while #6E3CFD is the loudest partner.

What is #cbfd3c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 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 #cbfd3c 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 #FDE83C; nudged cooler, #84FF3A.

Work with #cbfd3c in the Color Lab