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#CDEB56 — Vivid Green

#CDEB56 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CDEB56 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.

#CDEB56 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #7456EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBE56 and #83EB56. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEB56 · RGB 205, 235, 86

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Color values

HEX#CDEB56
RGB205, 235, 86
HSL72°, 79%, 63%
HSV72°, 63%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 63%, 8%
XYZ56.56, 73.07, 19.93
Yxy73.07, 0.3782, 0.4886
CIE-Lab88.48, -29.77, 66.59
Hunter Lab85.48, -27.33, 42.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 34%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEB56 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEB56 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEB56

.text { color: #CDEB56; }
.background { background-color: #CDEB56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEB56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 79%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEB56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEB56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEB56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEB56">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEB56

#C5E83B#BDE51F#A9CD18#93B215#809B12#69800F#53640C#3C4909#262E05#0F1202

Tints of #CDEB56

#D1ED64#D7EF76#DBF184#DFF291#E4F4A4#E8F6B1#ECF8BF#F0F9CD#F6FBDF#FAFDED

Tones of #CDEB56

#C7E160#C0D56C#BACB76#B4C181#AEB68B#A7AB96

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7456EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEB56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEB56

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 #CDEB56: ·

How #CDEB56 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA7ADeuteranopia · #D8D683Tritanopia · #CF979D

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEB56 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA

Similar colors

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

#C6EB56#CCE74F#C6F15A#C8E055#CADE5A#C1E650#D5EC64#CCFB51#CEE063#DBE156#BCE951#D5EB46

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEB55  ·  #CDEB57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEB56?

#CDEB56 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 86). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEB56?

#CDEB56 is RGB 205, 235, 86 — HSL 72°, 79%, 63% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 63%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEB56?

Its complement is #7456EB; analogous partners are #EBBE56 and #83EB56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEB56 for text?

Black text on #CDEB56 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.