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#CDDCA8 Color

#CDDCA8 is rgb(205, 220, 168) in RGB, hsl(77, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDDCA8
HEX#CDDCA8
RGBrgb(205, 220, 168)
HSLhsl(77, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(77, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.071 121)
LABlab(85.64% -11.73 23.88)
LCHlch(85.64% 26.61 116.16)

What #CDDCA8 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 #CDDCA8, 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.

#CDDCA8 Channel Values

How #CDDCA8 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 220 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDDCA8 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDDCA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDDCA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDDCA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDDCA8

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 #CDDCA8.

How #CDDCA8 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#CDDCA8
Protanopia#DADAA8
Protanomaly#D5DBA8
Deuteranopia#D7D7A9
Deuteranomaly#D3D9A8
Tritanopia#D3D6D6
Tritanomaly#D1D9C6
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDDCA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cddca8: #CDDCA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDDCA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cddca8': '#CDDCA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.863, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_cddca8">#CDDCA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDDCA8"

More Green Colors

#CDDCA8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDDCA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDDCA8?

#CDDCA8 is a light green — rgb(205, 220, 168) in RGB and hsl(77, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCA8?

#CDDCA8 is rgb(205, 220, 168) — red 205, green 220, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDDCA8?

#CDDCA8 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDDCA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDDCA8 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDDCA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDDCA8 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

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