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#cfffcd

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
207, 255, 205
HSL
118°, 100%, 90%
CMYK
19, 0, 20, 0
Luminance
0.8919

At a glance

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

Hex
#cfffcd
Hue
118°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
90%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
93%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8919
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
62/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.84:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 10.4
Where it sits
Hue118° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness90%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool62% 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#cfffcd
RGBrgb(207, 255, 205)
HSLhsl(118, 100%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
LABlab(95.7 -24.4 19.0)
LCHlch(95.7 30.9 142.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.954 0.083 143.9)
Decimal13631437
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 1.000 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfffcd;
background-color: #cfffcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfffcd] bg-[#cfffcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfffcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 1.000, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfffcd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFFFCD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 255, 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 #cfffcd · 18.84:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.84:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfffcd as text scores 1.11:1 on white and 18.84:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfffcd on white: 1.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfffcd on black: 18.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF6CA
deuteranopia · #F9F1CF
tritanopia · #CBFCF1

Color scale — 50 to 950

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

#F2FEF1
#E4FCE3
#cfffcd
#93FF8F
#5DFF57
#28FF1F
#0AF500
#08CC00
#07A300
#097605
#064903
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F2FEF1Darkest = 950 · #064903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FEF1;
  --brand-100: #E4FCE3;
  --brand-200: #cfffcd;
  --brand-300: #93FF8F;
  --brand-400: #5DFF57;
  --brand-500: #28FF1F;
  --brand-600: #0AF500;
  --brand-700: #08CC00;
  --brand-800: #07A300;
  --brand-900: #097605;
  --brand-950: #064903;
  --brand: #cfffcd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfffcd

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4E9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9300CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#058000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142414
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 #cfffcd

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#FDCDFF
Analogous left#E8FFCD
Analogous right#CDFFE4
Split-complement 1#E4CDFF
Split-complement 2#FFCDE8
Triadic 1#CDCFFF
Triadic 2#FFCDCF
Tetradic#CDE8FF

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green100.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.6%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#cfffcd text on a black background

contrast 18.84:1

Card sample

#cfffcd text on a white background

contrast 1.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 255, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 255, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfffcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfffcd, #CDFFEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfffcd

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.

#cfffcd 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.

#cfffcd, answered

What color is #cfffcd?

#cfffcd is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 10.4). It sits at 118° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 90% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cfffcd?

rgb(207, 255, 205) — 207 red, 255 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 100% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #cfffcd a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8919 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 18.84:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfffcd?

Black. It scores 18.84:1 against #cfffcd, versus 1.11:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfffcd?

#FDCDFF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E4CDFF and #FFCDE8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfffcd?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C2EDC0 for borders, #4E9B4B for secondary text, #9300CC as an accent and #058000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E8FFCD and #CDFFE4 stays calm, while #FDCDFF is the loudest partner.

What is #cfffcd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 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 #cfffcd warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 62 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E1FFCD; nudged cooler, #CDFFDD.

Work with #cfffcd in the Color Lab