Palettes / Colors / #CDEC42

#CDEC42 — Vivid Green

#CDEC42 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 #CDEC42 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.

#CDEC42 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 26%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEC42

.text { color: #CDEC42; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 82%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC42

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Tones of #CDEC42

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6041EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEC42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC42

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 #CDEC42 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 #CDEC42 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

← #CDEC41  ·  #CDEC43 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC42?

#CDEC42 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC42?

#CDEC42 is RGB 205, 236, 66 — HSL 71°, 82%, 59% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 72%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC42?

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

Can I use #CDEC42 for text?

Black text on #CDEC42 has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.