HEX atlas value

#CEFAA8

#CEFAA8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 250, 168, HSL 92, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.8432, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#CEFAA8 Sample readable text

HEX #CEFAA8

RGB rgb(206, 250, 168)

HSL hsl(92 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.8432

Contrast Black 17.86:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-cefaa8: #CEFAA8;
.background-cefaa8 { background-color: #CEFAA8; }
.text-cefaa8 { color: #CEFAA8; }

Luminance0.8432

Black text17.86:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CEFAA8","rgb":[206,250,168],"hsl":[92,89,82],"cmyk":[18,0,33,2],"luminance":0.8432,"contrast":{"black":17.86,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7FAA8","hex":"#F7FAA8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.19,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEFFA3","hex":"#CEFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.46,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8FAAB","hex":"#A8FAAB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cefaa8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D4A8FA","analogous":["#F7FAA8","#A8FAAB"],"triadic":["#A8CEFA","#FAA8CE"],"tetradic":["#A8F7FA","#D4A8FA","#FAABA8"],"splitComplementary":["#ABA8FA","#FAA8F7"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CEFAA8","#9EF551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9EF551","saturated":"#CEFFA3","desaturated":"#CFF0B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E4FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":37.66961640367472},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":40},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":42.649736224272246},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":42.77849927241488}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CEFAA8

#CEFAA8 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #CEFAA8 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 206, 250, and 168, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 89% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8432, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.86:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CEFAA8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F7FAA8#000000 text · best 19.19:1#F7FAA8

#CEFFA3#000000 text · best 18.46:1#CEFFA3

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#A8FAAB#000000 text · best 16.93:1#A8FAAB

Generated Palette

#CEFAA8#CEFAA8

#D4A8FA#D4A8FA

#F7FAA8#F7FAA8

#A8FAAB#A8FAAB

White#FFFFFF

#9EF551#9EF551

Color Harmonies

#D4A8FA#D4A8FA

#F7FAA8#F7FAA8

#A8FAAB#A8FAAB

#A8CEFA#A8CEFA

#FAA8CE#FAA8CE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#9EF551#9EF551

#CEFFA3#CEFFA3

#CFF0B2#CFF0B2

White#FFFFFF

#E4FFCC#E4FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Celadon#ACE1AF

#CEFAA8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CEFAA8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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