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#CDEC95 — Light Green

#CDEC95 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 #CDEC95 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.

#CDEC95 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 #B293EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDE93 and #A0EC93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEC95 · RGB 205, 236, 149

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Color values

HEX#CDEC95
RGB205, 236, 149
HSL81°, 70%, 75%
HSV81°, 37%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 37%, 7%
XYZ60.60, 75.14, 39.74
Yxy75.14, 0.3453, 0.4282
CIE-Lab89.46, -24.23, 38.89
Hunter Lab86.68, -22.64, 29.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 58%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEC95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEC95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEC95

.text { color: #CDEC95; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEC95

#BFE774#B0E156#A2DC38#91CC24#7BAD1F#638B18#4D6C13#384E0E#223008#0C1103

Tints of #CDEC95

#D1ED9B#D5EFA4#D9F0AD#DDF2B5#E3F4C2#E7F6CB#EBF7D4#EFF9DC#F3FAE5#F7FCEE

Tones of #CDEC95

#CBE599#C9DF9F#C7D9A6#C5D2AC#C3CCB3#C1C6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B293EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEC95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC95

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 #CDEC95: ·

How #CDEC95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADBAADeuteranopia · #D9D6AFTritanopia · #CFBBBE

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEC95 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffd4d4
#FFD4D4 · #FFFFE8 · #CDE990 · #AACB73
Palette 72bf78
#72BF78 · #A0D683 · #D3EE98 · #FEFF9F
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Palette 0766ad
#0766AD · #29ADB2 · #C5E898 · #F3F3F3
Palette F2f4b2
#F2F4B2 · #CCE490 · #0C907D · #0D627A
Crimson Aurora
#DEF5C7 · #C7F19C · #6DC11B · #29450C

Similar colors

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

#CDE990#D3EE98#CEE397#C5E898#CCE490#C7F19C#C7E79D#CAF39E#D8E796#D9EA99#D5ED9F#CCDF92

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEC94  ·  #CDEC96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC95?

#CDEC95 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC95?

#CDEC95 is RGB 205, 236, 149 — HSL 81°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC95?

Its complement is #B293EC; analogous partners are #ECDE93 and #A0EC93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC95 for text?

Black text on #CDEC95 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.