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#CDFF3B — Vivid Green

#CDFF3B 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 #CDFF3B 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.

#CDFF3B 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 #6E3DFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCF3D and #6EFF3D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFF3B · RGB 205, 255, 59

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Color values

HEX#CDFF3B
RGB205, 255, 59
HSL75°, 100%, 62%
HSV75°, 77%, 100%
CMYK20%, 0%, 77%, 0%
XYZ61.73, 84.81, 17.26
Yxy84.81, 0.3768, 0.5178
CIE-Lab93.80, -40.30, 81.09
Hunter Lab92.10, -37.19, 50.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 23%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFF3B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFF3B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFF3B

.text { color: #CDFF3B; }
.background { background-color: #CDFF3B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFF3B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFF3B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFF3B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFF3B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFF3B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFF3B

#C7FF1F#BFFF00#ACE600#95C700#7EA800#678A00#506B00#3D5200#263300#0F1400

Tints of #CDFF3B

#D2FF4D#D7FF61#DBFF70#E0FF85#E4FF94#E8FFA3#EDFFB8#F1FFC7#F6FFDB#FAFFEB

Tones of #CDFF3B

#C8F14B#C0E359#BAD567#B3C874#ACBA82#A5AC91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E3DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFF3B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFF3B

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 #CDFF3B: ·

How #CDFF3B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E36ADeuteranopia · #E0DC76Tritanopia · #D09098

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 #CDFF3B rather than the exact color:

Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5

Similar colors

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

#CEFB3E#D7FE3D#C3FA48#CCFB51#E3F838#D4EC2E#D5EB46#CDE63D#E4FF30#D6EB2C#D1E92C#D3E444

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFF3A  ·  #CDFF3C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFF3B?

#CDFF3B is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 255, 59). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFF3B?

#CDFF3B is RGB 205, 255, 59 — HSL 75°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 77%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFF3B?

Its complement is #6E3DFF; analogous partners are #FFCF3D and #6EFF3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFF3B for text?

Black text on #CDFF3B has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.