Palettes / Colors / #CDEC7E

#CDEC7E — Light Green

#CDEC7E is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CDEC7E 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.

#CDEC7E 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 #9D7EEC; it also sits naturally between #ECD47E and #96EC7E. 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 49%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEC7E

.text { color: #CDEC7E; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC7E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC7E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC7E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC7E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC7E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC7E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC7E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D7EEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEC7E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC7E

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 #CDEC7E 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 #CDEC7E 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

← #CDEC7D  ·  #CDEC7F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC7E?

#CDEC7E is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 126). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC7E?

#CDEC7E is RGB 205, 236, 126 — HSL 77°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC7E?

Its complement is #9D7EEC; analogous partners are #ECD47E and #96EC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC7E for text?

Black text on #CDEC7E has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.