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#CDE41B Color

#CDE41B is rgb(205, 228, 27) in RGB, hsl(67, 79%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 88%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDE41B
HEX#CDE41B
RGBrgb(205, 228, 27)
HSLhsl(67, 79%, 50%)
HSVhsv(67, 88%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 88%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.196 117)
LABlab(86.64% -23.61 80.82)
LCHlch(86.64% 84.20 106.29)

What #CDE41B 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 #CDE41B, 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.

#CDE41B Channel Values

How #CDE41B 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 228 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 79% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 88% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDE41B 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDE41B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDE41B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDE41B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDE41B

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 #CDE41B.

How #CDE41B 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#CDE41B
Protanopia#E0E01C
Protanomaly#D9E21C
Deuteranopia#DDDD21
Deuteranomaly#D7E01F
Tritanopia#DBD7D7
Tritanomaly#D6DCAC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDE41B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cde41b: #CDE41B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDE41B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cde41b': '#CDE41B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.894, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_cde41b">#CDE41B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDE41B"

More Green Colors

#CDE41B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDE41B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDE41B?

#CDE41B is a mid-tone green — rgb(205, 228, 27) in RGB and hsl(67, 79%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #CDE41B?

#CDE41B is rgb(205, 228, 27) — red 205, green 228, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDE41B?

#CDE41B converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 88%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDE41B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDE41B scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDE41B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDE41B 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 18.45, which is visibly different.

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