Palettes / Colors / #CDEEA8
#CDEEA8 — Light Green
#CDEEA8 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 #CDEEA8 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.
#CDEEA8 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CAAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEECAA and #ACEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEEA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 238, 168 |
| HSL | 88°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 88°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.82, 76.96, 48.59 |
| Yxy | 76.96, 0.3335, 0.4085 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.30, -22.66, 30.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.72, -21.34, 24.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 66%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEEA8
.text { color: #CDEEA8; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEEA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEEA8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEEA8
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Tones of #CDEEA8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEEA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEA8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEEA8: ·
How #CDEEA8 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 #CDEEA8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDEEA8?
#CDEEA8 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEA8?
#CDEEA8 is RGB 205, 238, 168 — HSL 88°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #CDEEA8?
Its complement is #CAAAEE; analogous partners are #EEECAA and #ACEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEEA8 for text?
Black text on #CDEEA8 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.