Palettes / Colors / #CDF985

#CDF985 — Light Vivid Green

#CDF985 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #CDF985 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.

#CDF985 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 #B285F9; it also sits naturally between #F9EC85 and #93F985. 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 98% · Blue 52%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDF985

.text { color: #CDF985; }
.background { background-color: #CDF985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDF985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 249, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 91%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDF985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 249, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDF985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 249, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDF985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDF985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B285F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDF985: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDF985

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 #CDF985 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 #CDF985 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

← #CDF984  ·  #CDF986 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDF985?

#CDF985 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 249, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDF985?

#CDF985 is RGB 205, 249, 133 — HSL 83°, 91%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 47%, 2%.

What colors go with #CDF985?

Its complement is #B285F9; analogous partners are #F9EC85 and #93F985. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDF985 for text?

Black text on #CDF985 has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.