Palettes / Colors / #CDEBA9

#CDEBA9 — Light Green

#CDEBA9 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CDEBA9 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.

#CDEBA9 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C6A8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE7A8 and #ACEBA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 66%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEBA9

.text { color: #CDEBA9; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 62%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6A8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEBA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBA9

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:

How #CDEBA9 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEBA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBA8  ·  #CDEBAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBA9?

#CDEBA9 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBA9?

#CDEBA9 is RGB 205, 235, 169 — HSL 87°, 62%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEBA9?

Its complement is #C6A8EB; analogous partners are #EBE7A8 and #ACEBA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBA9 for text?

Black text on #CDEBA9 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.