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#CDE67A Color

#CDE67A is rgb(205, 230, 122) in RGB, hsl(74, 68%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 47%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDE67A
HEX#CDE67A
RGBrgb(205, 230, 122)
HSLhsl(74, 68%, 69%)
HSVhsv(74, 47%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 47%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.137 120)
LABlab(87.72% -20.50 49.27)
LCHlch(87.72% 53.37 112.59)

What #CDE67A 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 #CDE67A, 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.

#CDE67A Channel Values

How #CDE67A 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 230 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 68% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 47% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDE67A 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDE67A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDE67A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDE67A; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDE67A

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 #CDE67A.

How #CDE67A 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#CDE67A
Protanopia#E2E27A
Protanomaly#DAE47A
Deuteranopia#DEDE7B
Deuteranomaly#D7E17B
Tritanopia#D8DCDC
Tritanomaly#D4E0BD
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDE67A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cde67a: #CDE67A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDE67A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cde67a': '#CDE67A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.902, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_cde67a">#CDE67A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDE67A"

More Green Colors

#CDE67A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDE67A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDE67A?

#CDE67A is a light green — rgb(205, 230, 122) in RGB and hsl(74, 68%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #CDE67A?

#CDE67A is rgb(205, 230, 122) — red 205, green 230, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDE67A?

#CDE67A converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 47%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDE67A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDE67A scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDE67A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDE67A 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 15.78, which is visibly different.

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