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#cfdabf

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Beige

RGB
207, 218, 191
HSL
84°, 27%, 80%
CMYK
5, 0, 12, 15
Luminance
0.6717

At a glance

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

Hex
#cfdabf
Hue
84°
green
Saturation
27%
soft
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6717
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
14.43:1
Closest name
Beige
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue84° of 360°
Saturation27%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#cfdabf
RGBrgb(207, 218, 191)
HSLhsl(84, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
LABlab(85.6 -8.5 12.0)
LCHlch(85.6 14.7 125.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.873 0.038 125.3)
Decimal13621951
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.855 0.749)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfdabf;
background-color: #cfdabf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfdabf] bg-[#cfdabf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfdabf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.855, blue: 0.749)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfdabf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFDABF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(191, 218, 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 #cfdabf · 14.43:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.43:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfdabf as text scores 1.45:1 on white and 14.43:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfdabf on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfdabf on black: 14.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DDD6BE
deuteranopia · #DCD6C0
tritanopia · #D1D7D2

Color scale — 50 to 950

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

#F8F9F6
#F0F3ED
#DFE6D6
#cfdabf
#AFC194
#94AD71
#819B5A
#6B814B
#56673C
#404C2E
#28301D
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F8F9F6Darkest = 950 · #28301D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F9F6;
  --brand-100: #F0F3ED;
  --brand-200: #DFE6D6;
  --brand-300: #cfdabf;
  --brand-400: #AFC194;
  --brand-500: #94AD71;
  --brand-600: #819B5A;
  --brand-700: #6B814B;
  --brand-800: #56673C;
  --brand-900: #404C2E;
  --brand-950: #28301D;
  --brand: #cfdabf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfdabf

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#F8F9F5
Tinted page background
Border#D8E1CB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#789154
Captions on the surface
Accent#514785
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#43512F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3F6EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2415
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 #cfdabf

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#CABFDA
Analogous left#DAD7BF
Analogous right#C2DABF
Split-complement 1#BFC2DA
Split-complement 2#D7BFDA
Triadic 1#BFCFDA
Triadic 2#DABFCF
Tetradic#BFDAD7

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green85.5%
Blue74.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.4%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#cfdabf text on a black background

contrast 14.43:1

Card sample

#cfdabf text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 218, 191, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 218, 191, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfdabf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfdabf, #BFDAC1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfdabf

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.

#cfdabf 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cfdabf, answered

What color is #cfdabf?

#cfdabf is a light soft green, closest to Beige (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 84° on the hue wheel with 27% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cfdabf?

rgb(207, 218, 191) — 207 red, 218 green and 191 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 85.5% / 74.9% by channel.

Is #cfdabf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6717 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 14.43:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfdabf?

Black. It scores 14.43:1 against #cfdabf, versus 1.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfdabf?

#CABFDA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BFC2DA and #D7BFDA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfdabf?

For interface work: #F8F9F5 as the surface, #D8E1CB for borders, #789154 for secondary text, #514785 as an accent and #43512F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DAD7BF and #C2DABF stays calm, while #CABFDA is the loudest partner.

What is #cfdabf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cfdabf warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D9DABF; nudged cooler, #C5DBBE.

Work with #cfdabf in the Color Lab