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#CDFD5A — Light Vivid Green

#CDFD5A is a green color we call Light 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 #CDFD5A 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.

#CDFD5A 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 #8A58FD; it also sits naturally between #FDDC58 and #79FD58. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFD5A · RGB 205, 253, 90

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Color values

HEX#CDFD5A
RGB205, 253, 90
HSL78°, 98%, 67%
HSV78°, 64%, 99%
CMYK19%, 0%, 64%, 1%
XYZ62.15, 83.97, 22.60
Yxy83.97, 0.3683, 0.4977
CIE-Lab93.44, -37.73, 70.26
Hunter Lab91.63, -34.95, 46.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 99% · Blue 35%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFD5A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFD5A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFD5A

.text { color: #CDFD5A; }
.background { background-color: #CDFD5A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFD5A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 253, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 98%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFD5A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 253, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFD5A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 253, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFD5A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFD5A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFD5A

#C3FD3A#B8FD17#AAF202#95D402#80B602#679201#527401#3C5601#233201#0E1400

Tints of #CDFD5A

#D0FD68#D5FE77#DAFE86#DEFE95#E3FEA4#E6FEAE#EBFEBD#EFFECD#F4FFDC#F9FFEB

Tones of #CDFD5A

#C7F264#C2E670#BEDA7C#B9CE88#B4C293#B0B79F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A58FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFD5A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFD5A

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 #CDFD5A: ·

How #CDFD5A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E281Deuteranopia · #DFDB8BTritanopia · #CFA1A7

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 #CDFD5A rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Palette 39b1d1
#39B1D1 · #D6FB61 · #F6850C · #DE3E3E
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Palette D0f66a
#D0F66A · #36C186 · #158A8C · #1E5287
Amber Ruby Monsoon
#E63692 · #E65F57 · #DC9519 · #D3F067
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956

Similar colors

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

#CCFB51#D6FB61#C6F15A#D0F66A#D3F067#C6EB56#C3FA48#DAF367#D5EC64#B8FC4F#D2FF72#CCE74F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFD59  ·  #CDFD5B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFD5A?

#CDFD5A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 253, 90). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFD5A?

#CDFD5A is RGB 205, 253, 90 — HSL 78°, 98%, 67% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 64%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDFD5A?

Its complement is #8A58FD; analogous partners are #FDDC58 and #79FD58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFD5A for text?

Black text on #CDFD5A has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.