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#cfecd4

a pale, soft green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
207, 236, 212
HSL
130°, 43%, 87%
CMYK
12, 0, 10, 8
Luminance
0.7801

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cfecd4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cfecd4
Hue
130°
green
Saturation
43%
soft
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7801
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
67/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
16.60:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue130° of 360°
Saturation43%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool67% cool

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

Every format

HEX#cfecd4
RGBrgb(207, 236, 212)
HSLhsl(130, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 8%)
LABlab(90.8 -13.9 8.4)
LCHlch(90.8 16.3 148.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.915 0.044 150.3)
Decimal13626580
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.925 0.831)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfecd4;
background-color: #cfecd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfecd4] bg-[#cfecd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfecd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.925, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfecd4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFECD4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(212, 236, 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 #cfecd4 · 16.60:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.60:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfecd4 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.60:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfecd4 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfecd4 on black: 16.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EDE7D3
deuteranopia · #E7E3D5
tritanopia · #CCEBE5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cfecd4 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FAF6
#EBF5EC
#cfecd4
#AFDFB7
#86CF93
#5EBF6F
#45AF58
#3A9249
#2E753A
#25562D
#17351C
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF6Darkest = 950 · #17351C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF6;
  --brand-100: #EBF5EC;
  --brand-200: #cfecd4;
  --brand-300: #AFDFB7;
  --brand-400: #86CF93;
  --brand-500: #5EBF6F;
  --brand-600: #45AF58;
  --brand-700: #3A9249;
  --brand-800: #2E753A;
  --brand-900: #25562D;
  --brand-950: #17351C;
  --brand: #cfecd4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfecd4

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#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C5E8CB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B58
Captions on the surface
Accent#8F3795
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#245B2E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDF8EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
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 #cfecd4

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#ECCFE7
Analogous left#D9ECCF
Analogous right#CFECE3
Split-complement 1#E3CFEC
Split-complement 2#ECCFD9
Triadic 1#D4CFEC
Triadic 2#ECD4CF
Tetradic#CFD9EC

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green92.5%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow10.2%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#cfecd4 text on a black background

contrast 16.60:1

Card sample

#cfecd4 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cfecd4;
Background color
Panel with #cfecd4 background
background-color: #cfecd4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cfecd4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 236, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 236, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfecd4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfecd4, #CFECE7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfecd4

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.

#cfecd4 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#cfecd4, answered

What color is #cfecd4?

#cfecd4 is a pale soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 130° on the hue wheel with 43% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cfecd4?

rgb(207, 236, 212) — 207 red, 236 green and 212 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 92.5% / 83.1% by channel.

Is #cfecd4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7801 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 16.60:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfecd4?

Black. It scores 16.60:1 against #cfecd4, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfecd4?

#ECCFE7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E3CFEC and #ECCFD9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfecd4?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C5E8CB for borders, #4B9B58 for secondary text, #8F3795 as an accent and #245B2E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D9ECCF and #CFECE3 stays calm, while #ECCFE7 is the loudest partner.

What is #cfecd4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cfecd4 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 67 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D5ECCF; nudged cooler, #CEEDDF.

Work with #cfecd4 in the Color Lab