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#cbff7c

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

RGB
203, 255, 124
HSL
84°, 100%, 74%
CMYK
20, 0, 51, 0
Luminance
0.8567

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cbff7c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cbff7c
Hue
84°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8567
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.13:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 6.5
Where it sits
Hue84° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% 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#cbff7c
RGBrgb(203, 255, 124)
HSLhsl(84, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 51%, 0%)
LABlab(94.2 -36.6 56.7)
LCHlch(94.2 67.4 122.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.937 0.169 127.3)
Decimal13369212
Display P3color(display-p3 0.796 1.000 0.486)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cbff7c;
background-color: #cbff7c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cbff7c] bg-[#cbff7c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cbff7c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.796, green: 1.000, blue: 0.486)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cbff7c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCBFF7C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(124, 255, 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 #cbff7c · 18.13:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.16:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cbff7c as text scores 1.16:1 on white and 18.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cbff7c on white: 1.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cbff7c on black: 18.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF070
deuteranopia · #FFED84
tritanopia · #D1F5E1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cbff7c 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.

#F9FEF1
#F2FCE3
#E4FCC0
#cbff7c
#BCFF57
#A6FF1F
#94F500
#7BCC00
#62A300
#497605
#2E4903
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F9FEF1Darkest = 950 · #2E4903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FEF1;
  --brand-100: #F2FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E4FCC0;
  --brand-300: #cbff7c;
  --brand-400: #BCFF57;
  --brand-500: #A6FF1F;
  --brand-600: #94F500;
  --brand-700: #7BCC00;
  --brand-800: #62A300;
  --brand-900: #497605;
  --brand-950: #2E4903;
  --brand: #cbff7c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cbff7c

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8F7CFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4D8000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
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 #cbff7c

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#B07CFF
Analogous left#FFF17C
Analogous right#89FF7C
Split-complement 1#7C89FF
Split-complement 2#F17CFF
Triadic 1#7CCBFF
Triadic 2#FF7CCB
Tetradic#7CFFF1

RGB percentages

Red79.6%
Green100.0%
Blue48.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow51.4%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#cbff7c text on a black background

contrast 18.13:1

Card sample

#cbff7c text on a white background

contrast 1.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cbff7c;
Background color
Panel with #cbff7c background
background-color: #cbff7c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cbff7c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(203, 255, 124, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(203, 255, 124, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cbff7c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbff7c, #7CFF84);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cbff7c

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.

#cbff7c 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.

#cbff7c, answered

What color is #cbff7c?

#cbff7c is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 6.5). It sits at 84° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cbff7c?

rgb(203, 255, 124) — 203 red, 255 green and 124 blue out of 255, or 79.6% / 100% / 48.6% by channel.

Is #cbff7c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8567 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 18.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cbff7c?

Black. It scores 18.13:1 against #cbff7c, versus 1.16:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cbff7c?

#B07CFF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7C89FF and #F17CFF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cbff7c?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DBEDC0 for borders, #7B9B4B for secondary text, #8F7CFF as an accent and #4D8000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FFF17C and #89FF7C stays calm, while #B07CFF is the loudest partner.

What is #cbff7c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 0%, 51%, 0%). 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 #cbff7c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FBFF7C; nudged cooler, #9BFF7C.

Work with #cbff7c in the Color Lab