Green yellow

#cefc2d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for green yellow, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Green yellow, a vivid green at 73 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Green yellow color values

Every conversion for #cefc2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cefc2d
RGB206, 252, 45
HSL73, 97%, 58%
HSV73, 82%, 99%
CMYK18%, 0%, 82%, 1%
Lab92.98, -39.09, 83.95
XYZ60.74, 82.93, 15.29
Decimal13564973
Web safe#ccff33
Pantone387 C
Pantone387 CHex#cefc2dRgb206 252 45Cmyk18 0 82 1Lab93 -39 84Darker#779802Deep#aede03Lighter#dbf67a

Shades of green yellow

Tints of green yellow

Colors that go with green yellow

Green yellow in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 18, 0, 82, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cefc2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 0 82 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 4 79 7
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Green yellow in css

Copy #cefc2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cefc2d; }
.text { color: #cefc2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cefc2d; }

How green yellow looks on light and dark

Green yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cefc2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
17.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cefc2d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Green yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cefc2d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around green yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn green yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cefc2d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from green yellow, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cefc2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.