Palettes / Colors / #CDFF05

#CDFF05 — Vivid Green

#CDFF05 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #CDFF05 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.

#CDFF05 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 #3705FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB405 and #50FF05. 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 100% · Blue 2%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDFF05

.text { color: #CDFF05; }
.background { background-color: #CDFF05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFF05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFF05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFF05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFF05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFF05">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3705FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFF05: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFF05

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 #CDFF05 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 #CDFF05 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

← #CDFF04  ·  #CDFF06 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFF05?

#CDFF05 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 255, 5). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFF05?

#CDFF05 is RGB 205, 255, 5 — HSL 72°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 98%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFF05?

Its complement is #3705FF; analogous partners are #FFB405 and #50FF05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFF05 for text?

Black text on #CDFF05 has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.