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#CDD56C Color

#CDD56C is rgb(205, 213, 108) in RGB, hsl(65, 56%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDD56C
HEX#CDD56C
RGBrgb(205, 213, 108)
HSLhsl(65, 56%, 63%)
HSVhsv(65, 49%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.13 112.7)
LABlab(83.02% -13.66 50.28)
LCHlch(83.02% 52.10 105.20)

What #CDD56C 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 #CDD56C, 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.

#CDD56C Channel Values

How #CDD56C 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 205 · G 213 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 56% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 49% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDD56C 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDD56C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDD56C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDD56C; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDD56C

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 #CDD56C.

How #CDD56C 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#CDD56C
Protanopia#D4D46C
Protanomaly#D1D46C
Deuteranopia#D2D26D
Deuteranomaly#D0D36C
Tritanopia#D7CBCB
Tritanomaly#D3CFAD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDD56C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdd56c: #CDD56C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDD56C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdd56c': '#CDD56C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.835, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_cdd56c">#CDD56C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDD56C"

More Green Colors

#CDD56C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDD56C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDD56C?

#CDD56C is a light green — rgb(205, 213, 108) in RGB and hsl(65, 56%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #CDD56C?

#CDD56C is rgb(205, 213, 108) — red 205, green 213, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDD56C?

#CDD56C converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDD56C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDD56C scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDD56C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDD56C 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.3, which is visibly different.

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