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#CCDF9F Color

#CCDF9F is rgb(204, 223, 159) in RGB, hsl(78, 50%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), visibly different at ΔE 10.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCDF9F
HEX#CCDF9F
RGBrgb(204, 223, 159)
HSLhsl(78, 50%, 75%)
HSVhsv(78, 29%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.087 121.6)
LABlab(86.22% -14.45 29.25)
LCHlch(86.22% 32.62 116.29)

What #CCDF9F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCDF9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CCDF9F Channel Values

How #CCDF9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 223 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 50% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 29% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCDF9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCDF9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCDF9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CCDF9F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCDF9F.

How #CCDF9F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCDF9F
Protanopia#DCDC9F
Protanomaly#D6DD9F
Deuteranopia#D9D9A0
Deuteranomaly#D4DB9F
Tritanopia#D3D8D8
Tritanomaly#D0DBC4
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCDF9F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ccdf9f: #CCDF9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCDF9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccdf9f': '#CCDF9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.875, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_ccdf9f">#CCDF9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCDF9F"

More Green Colors

#CCDF9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCDF9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCDF9F?

#CCDF9F is a light green — rgb(204, 223, 159) in RGB and hsl(78, 50%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.52.

What is the RGB value of #CCDF9F?

#CCDF9F is rgb(204, 223, 159) — red 204, green 223, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCDF9F?

#CCDF9F converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCDF9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCDF9F scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCDF9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCDF9F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.07, which is visibly different.

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