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#CDEC50 — Vivid Green

#CDEC50 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 #CDEC50 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.

#CDEC50 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 #7051EC; it also sits naturally between #ECBD51 and #7FEC51. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEC50 · RGB 205, 236, 80

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Color values

HEX#CDEC50
RGB205, 236, 80
HSL72°, 80%, 62%
HSV72°, 66%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 66%, 7%
XYZ56.62, 73.55, 18.80
Yxy73.55, 0.3801, 0.4937
CIE-Lab88.71, -30.62, 69.16
Hunter Lab85.76, -28.09, 43.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 31%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEC50 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEC50 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEC50

.text { color: #CDEC50; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 80%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC50">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC50

#C5E935#BDE619#AACF17#93B314#7D9711#667C0E#4F600B#3C4908#262E05#0F1202

Tints of #CDEC50

#D1ED5E#D6EF71#DAF17E#DFF391#E3F49F#E7F6AC#ECF8BF#F0F9CD#F6FBDF#FAFDED

Tones of #CDEC50

#C6E15B#BFD567#B9CB72#B2BF7D#ABB488#A4A993

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7051EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEC50: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC50

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 #CDEC50: ·

How #CDEC50 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADB76Deuteranopia · #D9D67FTritanopia · #CF949A

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 #CDEC50 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81

Similar colors

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

#CCE74F#C6EB56#D5EB46#C6F15A#C1E650#C8E055#CCFB51#D3E444#D4E345#BCE951#CADE5A#BFE34A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEC4F  ·  #CDEC51 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC50?

#CDEC50 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 80). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC50?

#CDEC50 is RGB 205, 236, 80 — HSL 72°, 80%, 62% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 66%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC50?

Its complement is #7051EC; analogous partners are #ECBD51 and #7FEC51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC50 for text?

Black text on #CDEC50 has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.