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#CDFE55 — Light Vivid Green

#CDFE55 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 #CDFE55 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.

#CDFE55 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 #8352FE; it also sits naturally between #FED952 and #78FE52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFE55 · RGB 205, 254, 85

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Color values

HEX#CDFE55
RGB205, 254, 85
HSL77°, 99%, 66%
HSV77°, 67%, 100%
CMYK19%, 0%, 67%, 0%
XYZ62.26, 84.52, 21.63
Yxy84.52, 0.3697, 0.5019
CIE-Lab93.68, -38.51, 72.40
Hunter Lab91.93, -35.65, 47.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 33%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFE55 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFE55 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFE55

.text { color: #CDFE55; }
.background { background-color: #CDFE55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFE55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 254, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 99%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFE55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 254, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFE55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 254, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFE55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFE55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFE55

#C5FE34#BCFE16#ABEF01#95D001#80B201#6A9301#547501#3A5100#243300#0F1400

Tints of #CDFE55

#D2FE62#D6FE71#DBFE80#DFFE8F#E3FF9F#E8FFAE#ECFFBD#F0FFCC#F5FFDB#F9FFEB

Tones of #CDFE55

#C8F25F#C3E66B#BEDA77#B8CD84#B3C190#AEB49C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8352FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFE55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFE55

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 #CDFE55: ·

How #CDFE55 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E37EDeuteranopia · #DFDC88Tritanopia · #CF9EA5

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 #CDFE55 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
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Hidden Ruby Cascade
#350D0B · #3BFA27 · #B8FC4F · #28FA47

Similar colors

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

#CCFB51#D6FB61#C6F15A#C3FA48#C6EB56#B8FC4F#D0F66A#CEFB3E#D3F067#CCE74F#D5EC64#DAF367

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFE54  ·  #CDFE56 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFE55?

#CDFE55 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 254, 85). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFE55?

#CDFE55 is RGB 205, 254, 85 — HSL 77°, 99%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 67%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFE55?

Its complement is #8352FE; analogous partners are #FED952 and #78FE52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFE55 for text?

Black text on #CDFE55 has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.