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#CDEC33 — Vivid Green

#CDEC33 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 #CDEC33 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.

#CDEC33 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 #5132EC; it also sits naturally between #ECAE32 and #70EC32. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEC33 · RGB 205, 236, 51

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Color values

HEX#CDEC33
RGB205, 236, 51
HSL70°, 83%, 56%
HSV70°, 78%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 78%, 7%
XYZ55.77, 73.21, 14.32
Yxy73.21, 0.3892, 0.5109
CIE-Lab88.55, -32.04, 78.54
Hunter Lab85.56, -29.28, 47.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 20%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEC33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEC33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEC33

.text { color: #CDEC33; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC33

#C7EA1A#B6D714#9EBB11#8BA30F#778C0D#63750B#4F5D09#374106#242A04#101302

Tints of #CDEC33

#D1EE44#D6EF57#DBF16A#DFF37C#E4F58F#E8F6A2#EDF8B4#F1FAC7#F6FCDA#FAFDEC

Tones of #CDEC33

#C4DE3F#BBD14D#B2C45A#AAB766#A1AA74#989C81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5132EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEC33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC33

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 #CDEC33: ·

How #CDEC33 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADB60Deuteranopia · #D9D66BTritanopia · #CF838B

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEC33 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579

Similar colors

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

#D4EC2E#D1E92C#D6EB2C#CDE63D#D2DE32#CEFB3E#D3E444#B9E936#C9DA2A#B9E937#D5EB46#D8E324

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEC32  ·  #CDEC34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC33?

#CDEC33 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 51). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC33?

#CDEC33 is RGB 205, 236, 51 — HSL 70°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 78%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC33?

Its complement is #5132EC; analogous partners are #ECAE32 and #70EC32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC33 for text?

Black text on #CDEC33 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.