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#CDE868 Color

#CDE868 is rgb(205, 232, 104) in RGB, hsl(73, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 55%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDE868
HEX#CDE868
RGBrgb(205, 232, 104)
HSLhsl(73, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(73, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 55%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.157 119.7)
LABlab(88.10% -22.60 57.83)
LCHlch(88.10% 62.09 111.35)

What #CDE868 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 #CDE868, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 5.35Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 9.18Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 9.61Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.16Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.95Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 13.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CDE868 Channel Values

How #CDE868 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 232 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDE868 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDE868 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDE868

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDE868; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDE868
Complementary
#8468E8
Analogous
#E8C468
Analogous
#8CE868
Triadic
#68CDE8
Triadic
#E868CD
Split comp.
#688CE8
Split comp.
#C468E8

Tints & Shades of #CDE868

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

#D4EC7E
#DAEE90
#E1F2A6
#E7F4B8
#EFF8CE
#F5FAE0

Shades

#BFE240
#AED520
#8DAD1A
#708A15
#50620F
#2F3A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDE868.

How #CDE868 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#CDE868
Protanopia#E4E468
Protanomaly#DBE568
Deuteranopia#E0E06A
Deuteranomaly#D8E369
Tritanopia#D9DDDD
Tritanomaly#D4E1BA
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDE868 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cde868: #CDE868;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDE868;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cde868': '#CDE868' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.910, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_cde868">#CDE868</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDE868"

More Green Colors

#CDE868 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDE868 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDE868?

#CDE868 is a light green — rgb(205, 232, 104) in RGB and hsl(73, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #CDE868?

#CDE868 is rgb(205, 232, 104) — red 205, green 232, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDE868?

#CDE868 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 55%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDE868 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDE868 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDE868 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDE868 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.3, which is visibly different.

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