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#CDD982 Color

#CDD982 is rgb(205, 217, 130) in RGB, hsl(68, 53%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDD982
HEX#CDD982
RGBrgb(205, 217, 130)
HSLhsl(68, 53%, 68%)
HSVhsv(68, 40%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.112 115.2)
LABlab(84.32% -13.92 41.32)
LCHlch(84.32% 43.60 108.61)

What #CDD982 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 #CDD982, 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.

#CDD982 Channel Values

How #CDD982 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 217 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 53% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 40% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDD982 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDD982 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDD982

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDD982; 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 #CDD982

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 #CDD982.

How #CDD982 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#CDD982
Protanopia#D7D782
Protanomaly#D3D882
Deuteranopia#D5D583
Deuteranomaly#D2D782
Tritanopia#D6D1D1
Tritanomaly#D2D4B6
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDD982 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdd982: #CDD982;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDD982;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdd982': '#CDD982' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.851, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_cdd982">#CDD982</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDD982"

More Green Colors

#CDD982 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDD982 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDD982?

#CDD982 is a light green — rgb(205, 217, 130) in RGB and hsl(68, 53%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #CDD982?

#CDD982 is rgb(205, 217, 130) — red 205, green 217, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDD982?

#CDD982 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDD982 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDD982 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDD982 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDD982 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

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