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#CDDE6E Color

#CDDE6E is rgb(205, 222, 110) in RGB, hsl(69, 63%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 13%) 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 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDDE6E
HEX#CDDE6E
RGBrgb(205, 222, 110)
HSLhsl(69, 63%, 65%)
HSVhsv(69, 50%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.139 116.5)
LABlab(85.45% -17.70 52.16)
LCHlch(85.45% 55.08 108.74)

What #CDDE6E 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 #CDDE6E, 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.

#CDDE6E Channel Values

How #CDDE6E 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 222 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 63% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 50% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDDE6E 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDDE6E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDDE6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDDE6E; 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 #CDDE6E

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 #CDDE6E.

How #CDDE6E 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#CDDE6E
Protanopia#DBDB6E
Protanomaly#D6DC6E
Deuteranopia#D9D96F
Deuteranomaly#D4DB6F
Tritanopia#D8D4D4
Tritanomaly#D3D8B4
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDDE6E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdde6e: #CDDE6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDDE6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdde6e': '#CDDE6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.871, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_cdde6e">#CDDE6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDDE6E"

More Green Colors

#CDDE6E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDDE6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDDE6E?

#CDDE6E is a light green — rgb(205, 222, 110) in RGB and hsl(69, 63%, 65%) 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 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #CDDE6E?

#CDDE6E is rgb(205, 222, 110) — red 205, green 222, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDDE6E?

#CDDE6E converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDDE6E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDDE6E scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDDE6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDDE6E 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 14.99, which is visibly different.

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