Palettes / Colors / #CDEC9B

#CDEC9B — Light Green

#CDEC9B is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CDEC9B 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.

#CDEC9B 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 #BB9CEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE39C and #A6EC9C. 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 61%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEC9B

.text { color: #CDEC9B; }
.background { background-color: #CDEC9B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEC9B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEC9B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEC9B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEC9B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEC9B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9CEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEC9B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEC9B

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 #CDEC9B 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 #CDEC9B 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

← #CDEC9A  ·  #CDEC9C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEC9B?

#CDEC9B is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 155). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEC9B?

#CDEC9B is RGB 205, 236, 155 — HSL 83°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 34%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEC9B?

Its complement is #BB9CEC; analogous partners are #ECE39C and #A6EC9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEC9B for text?

Black text on #CDEC9B has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.