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#CDEB61 — Vivid Green

#CDEB61 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CDEB61 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.

#CDEB61 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 #7E60EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC460 and #88EB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEB61 · RGB 205, 235, 97

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Color values

HEX#CDEB61
RGB205, 235, 97
HSL73°, 78%, 65%
HSV73°, 59%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 59%, 8%
XYZ57.04, 73.26, 22.44
Yxy73.26, 0.3735, 0.4796
CIE-Lab88.57, -28.98, 62.15
Hunter Lab85.59, -26.67, 41.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 38%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEB61 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEB61 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEB61

.text { color: #CDEB61; }
.background { background-color: #CDEB61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEB61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEB61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEB61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEB61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEB61">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEB61

#C5E845#BCE52A#ADD51A#97BA17#819F14#677F10#51640C#3B4909#252D06#0F1202

Tints of #CDEB61

#D1ED6E#D6EF7B#DAF089#DEF297#E4F4A9#E8F6B6#EDF8C4#F1F9D2#F5FBDF#F9FDED

Tones of #CDEB61

#C8E26A#C2D874#BDCE7E#B6C388#B1B992#ABB09C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E60EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEB61: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEB61

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 #CDEB61: ·

How #CDEB61 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA82Deuteranopia · #D8D68ATritanopia · #CF9DA3

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 #CDEB61 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Amber Ruby Monsoon
#E63692 · #E65F57 · #DC9519 · #D3F067
Vivid Ruby Petal
#537718 · #CEE063 · #682AD0 · #BDA8E7
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322

Similar colors

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

#D5EC64#D3F067#CEE063#C6F15A#C6EB56#C5DF62#D0F66A#CDDC60#CADE5A#BEED66#DAF367#C1EE6C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEB60  ·  #CDEB62 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEB61?

#CDEB61 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 97). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEB61?

#CDEB61 is RGB 205, 235, 97 — HSL 73°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 59%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEB61?

Its complement is #7E60EB; analogous partners are #EBC460 and #88EB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEB61 for text?

Black text on #CDEB61 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.