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#CDFF2C — Vivid Green

#CDFF2C is a green color we call 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 #CDFF2C 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.

#CDFF2C 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 #5F2EFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC72E and #66FF2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFF2C · RGB 205, 255, 44

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Color values

HEX#CDFF2C
RGB205, 255, 44
HSL74°, 100%, 59%
HSV74°, 83%, 100%
CMYK20%, 0%, 83%, 0%
XYZ61.39, 84.68, 15.49
Yxy84.68, 0.3800, 0.5241
CIE-Lab93.75, -40.83, 84.80
Hunter Lab92.02, -37.63, 51.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 17%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFF2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFF2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFF2C

.text { color: #CDFF2C; }
.background { background-color: #CDFF2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFF2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFF2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFF2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFF2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFF2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFF2C

#C8FF14#BCF500#A8DB00#91BD00#7DA300#668500#526B00#3B4D00#273300#101400

Tints of #CDFF2C

#D3FF42#D7FF52#DBFF66#E0FF7A#E5FF8F#E8FF9E#EDFFB3#F2FFC7#F5FFD6#FAFFEB

Tones of #CDFF2C

#C6F03D#BEE14C#B6D25B#AEC369#A7B578#9EA588

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F2EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFF2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFF2C

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 #CDFF2C: ·

How #CDFF2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E35FDeuteranopia · #E0DC6BTritanopia · #D08790

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDFF2C rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC

Similar colors

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

#D4F620#CEFB3E#D7FE3D#DBF720#D4EC2E#BDFC1F#D6EB2C#D1E92C#E4FF30#E3F838#C3FA48#BDF614

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFF2B  ·  #CDFF2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFF2C?

#CDFF2C is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 255, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFF2C?

#CDFF2C is RGB 205, 255, 44 — HSL 74°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 83%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFF2C?

Its complement is #5F2EFF; analogous partners are #FFC72E and #66FF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFF2C for text?

Black text on #CDFF2C has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.