Palettes / Colors / #CDFD99

#CDFD99 — Light Vivid Green

#CDFD99 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #CDFD99 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.

#CDFD99 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 #CA9BFD; it also sits naturally between #FDFB9B and #9DFD9B. 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 99% · Blue 60%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDFD99

.text { color: #CDFD99; }
.background { background-color: #CDFD99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFD99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 253, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFD99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 253, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFD99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 253, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFD99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFD99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA9BFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFD99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFD99

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 #CDFD99 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 #CDFD99 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

← #CDFD98  ·  #CDFD9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFD99?

#CDFD99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 253, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFD99?

#CDFD99 is RGB 205, 253, 153 — HSL 89°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDFD99?

Its complement is #CA9BFD; analogous partners are #FDFB9B and #9DFD9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFD99 for text?

Black text on #CDFD99 has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.