Palettes / Colors / #CDFF9E

#CDFF9E — Light Vivid Green

#CDFF9E is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#CDFF9E 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 #D09EFF; it also sits naturally between #FDFF9E and #9EFFA0. 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 62%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDFF9E

.text { color: #CDFF9E; }
.background { background-color: #CDFF9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFF9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFF9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFF9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFF9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFF9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D09EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFF9E: #000000.

How #CDFF9E 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 #CDFF9E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFF9E?

#CDFF9E is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 255, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFF9E?

#CDFF9E is RGB 205, 255, 158 — HSL 91°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFF9E?

Its complement is #D09EFF; analogous partners are #FDFF9E and #9EFFA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFF9E for text?

Black text on #CDFF9E has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.