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#CDEB7A Color

#CDEB7A is rgb(205, 235, 122) in RGB, hsl(76, 74%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 48%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDEB7A
HEX#CDEB7A
RGBrgb(205, 235, 122)
HSLhsl(76, 74%, 70%)
HSVhsv(76, 48%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 48%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.144 121.6)
LABlab(89.07% -22.74 50.87)
LCHlch(89.07% 55.72 114.09)

What #CDEB7A 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 #CDEB7A, 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.

#CDEB7A Channel Values

How #CDEB7A 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 235 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 74% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 48% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDEB7A 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDEB7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDEB7A; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDEB7A

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 #CDEB7A.

How #CDEB7A 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#CDEB7A
Protanopia#E6E67A
Protanomaly#DDE87A
Deuteranopia#E2E27C
Deuteranomaly#DAE57B
Tritanopia#D9E1E1
Tritanomaly#D4E5C0
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDEB7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdeb7a: #CDEB7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDEB7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdeb7a': '#CDEB7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.922, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_cdeb7a">#CDEB7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDEB7A"

More Green Colors

#CDEB7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDEB7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDEB7A?

#CDEB7A is a light green — rgb(205, 235, 122) in RGB and hsl(76, 74%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #CDEB7A?

#CDEB7A is rgb(205, 235, 122) — red 205, green 235, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDEB7A?

#CDEB7A converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 48%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDEB7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDEB7A scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDEB7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDEB7A 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 18.19, which is visibly different.

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