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#CDEC3F — Vivid Green

#CDEC3F 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 #CDEC3F 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.

#CDEC3F 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 #6041EC; it also sits naturally between #ECB641 and #77EC41. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEC3F · RGB 205, 236, 63

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Color values

HEX#CDEC3F
RGB205, 236, 63
HSL71°, 82%, 59%
HSV71°, 73%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 73%, 7%
XYZ56.07, 73.33, 15.90
Yxy73.33, 0.3859, 0.5047
CIE-Lab88.60, -31.54, 75.03
Hunter Lab85.63, -28.86, 45.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 25%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEC3F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEC3F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEC3F

.text { color: #CDEC3F; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 82%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC3F

#C7EA2A#BADF16#A7C814#8FAC11#7C950F#65790C#51610A#3A4607#272E05#0F1302

Tints of #CDEC3F

#D2EE53#D5EF61#DAF174#DFF386#E4F599#E8F6A7#EDF8B9#F2FACC#F5FBDA#FAFDEC

Tones of #CDEC3F

#C5E04D#BED459#B6C865#AEBB72#A6AE7E#9EA38A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6041EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEC3F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC3F

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 #CDEC3F: ·

How #CDEC3F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADB69Deuteranopia · #D9D673Tritanopia · #CF8A91

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 #CDEC3F rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Crimson Ruby Twilight
#DDE87D · #D4E345 · #BFCF26 · #8D991E
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E

Similar colors

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

#CDE63D#D5EB46#D3E444#D4E345#CEFB3E#CCE74F#D4EC2E#C3FA48#D1E92C#D2DE32#BFE34A#D7FE3D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEC3E  ·  #CDEC40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC3F?

#CDEC3F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 63). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC3F?

#CDEC3F is RGB 205, 236, 63 — HSL 71°, 82%, 59% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 73%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC3F?

Its complement is #6041EC; analogous partners are #ECB641 and #77EC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC3F for text?

Black text on #CDEC3F has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.