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#CDEE3A — Vivid Green

#CDEE3A 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 #CDEE3A 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.

#CDEE3A 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 #5B3AEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB53A and #73EE3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEE3A · RGB 205, 238, 58

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Color values

HEX#CDEE3A
RGB205, 238, 58
HSL71°, 84%, 58%
HSV71°, 76%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 76%, 7%
XYZ56.52, 74.43, 15.39
Yxy74.43, 0.3862, 0.5086
CIE-Lab89.13, -32.69, 77.07
Hunter Lab86.27, -29.91, 46.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 23%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEE3A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEE3A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEE3A

.text { color: #CDEE3A; }
.background { background-color: #CDEE3A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEE3A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEE3A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEE3A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEE3A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEE3A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEE3A

#C7EC22#B8DD13#A4C511#8DA90F#79910D#667A0B#4E5E08#3B4606#232A04#101302

Tints of #CDEE3A

#D2EF4D#D6F15F#DAF26E#DFF480#E4F693#E8F7A6#EDF9B9#F1FAC7#F5FCD9#FAFDEC

Tones of #CDEE3A

#C5E147#BDD454#B4C760#ACBA6D#A4AE7A#9CA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B3AEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEE3A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEE3A

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 #CDEE3A: ·

How #CDEE3A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDC66Deuteranopia · #D9D770Tritanopia · #CF8890

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 #CDEE3A rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C

Similar colors

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

#CDE63D#CEFB3E#D4EC2E#D5EB46#D3E444#D1E92C#D6EB2C#D4E345#D2DE32#D7FE3D#B9E937#C3FA48

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEE39  ·  #CDEE3B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEE3A?

#CDEE3A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 58). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEE3A?

#CDEE3A is RGB 205, 238, 58 — HSL 71°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 76%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEE3A?

Its complement is #5B3AEE; analogous partners are #EEB53A and #73EE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEE3A for text?

Black text on #CDEE3A has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.