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#CDEB0C — Vivid Yellow

#CDEB0C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CDEB0C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDEB0C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2A0CE9; it also sits naturally between #E9980C and #5DE90C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEB0C · RGB 205, 235, 12

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Color values

HEX#CDEB0C
RGB205, 235, 12
HSL68°, 90%, 48%
HSV68°, 95%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 95%, 8%
XYZ54.95, 72.42, 11.43
Yxy72.42, 0.3959, 0.5218
CIE-Lab88.17, -32.48, 85.26
Hunter Lab85.10, -29.58, 48.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 5%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CDEB0C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEB0C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEB0C

.text { color: #CDEB0C; }
.background { background-color: #CDEB0C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEB0C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 90%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEB0C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEB0C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEB0C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEB0C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEB0C

#BAD50B#A5BD0A#94AA09#7F9108#6E7E07#5D6B06#485204#373F03#222702#111301

Tints of #CDEB0C

#D6F31B#DBF434#DEF547#E2F75F#E7F877#EBF990#EFFAA8#F3FBBB#F7FDD3#FCFEEC

Tones of #CDEB0C

#C0D91C#B4C92C#A8B93C#9DAA4B#929A5B#868A6A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A0CE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEB0C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEB0C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEB0C: ·

How #CDEB0C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADA42Deuteranopia · #D8D64FTritanopia · #CF6D76

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEB0C rather than the exact color:

Rustic Garden
#A56C12 · #CEE415 · #458C15 · #4AE358
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000
Palette Cff800
#CFF800 · #FEFF92 · #0FEFBD · #7899DC
Serene Ruby Terrace
#2F0A2E · #27FEE5 · #BDF614 · #4EEAFD
Mellow Opal
#C01F9F · #D31233 · #C3681A · #D4E41F
Scarlet Marble
#D4D713 · #B2E963 · #6EE750 · #10C133

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CEE415#D4F000#CFF800#BDF614#D4E41F#D4D713#CDE020#D4F620#BEDB16#BBDC12#E1E100#B4E50D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEB0B  ·  #CDEB0D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEB0C?

#CDEB0C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 235, 12). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEB0C?

#CDEB0C is RGB 205, 235, 12 — HSL 68°, 90%, 48% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 95%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEB0C?

Its complement is #2A0CE9; analogous partners are #E9980C and #5DE90C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEB0C for text?

Black text on #CDEB0C has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.