What color is #CFE838?

#CFE838 is a moderate yellow known as Lime Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lime Fizz?

The RGB value is 207, 232, 56: 207 red, 232 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lime Fizz?

The complementary color is #5138E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE838?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lime Fizz color: hex code #CFE838

#CFE838 rgb(207, 232, 56)

Shades of green

Lime Fizz has the hex code #CFE838. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91% green and 22% blue (207, 232, 56).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 79% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

Lime Fizz (#CFE838) color codes

HEX	`#CFE838`
RGB	`rgb(207, 232, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 79%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 76%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 76%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, -29.19, 76.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 81.71, 110.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.304, 71.265, 14.583)`
Decimal	`13625400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lime Fizz, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFE838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFE838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe838; }
.text { color: #cfe838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 232 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe838, #77e838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #CFE838 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFE838?: #CFE838 is a moderate yellow known as Lime Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lime Fizz?: The RGB value is 207, 232, 56: 207 red, 232 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lime Fizz?: The complementary color is #5138E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE838?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.