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#CDED7D Color

#CDED7D is rgb(205, 237, 125) in RGB, hsl(77, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 47%, 7%) 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 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDED7D
HEX#CDED7D
RGBrgb(205, 237, 125)
HSLhsl(77, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(77, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.143 122.4)
LABlab(89.64% -23.41 50.15)
LCHlch(89.64% 55.35 115.02)

What #CDED7D 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 #CDED7D, 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.

#CDED7D Channel Values

How #CDED7D 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 237 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDED7D 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDED7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDED7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDED7D; 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
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDED7D

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 #CDED7D.

How #CDED7D 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#CDED7D
Protanopia#E8E87D
Protanomaly#DEEA7D
Deuteranopia#E3E37F
Deuteranomaly#DBE77E
Tritanopia#D9E3E3
Tritanomaly#D4E7C2
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDED7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cded7d: #CDED7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDED7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cded7d': '#CDED7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.929, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_cded7d">#CDED7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDED7D"

More Green Colors

#CDED7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDED7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDED7D?

#CDED7D is a light green — rgb(205, 237, 125) in RGB and hsl(77, 76%, 71%) 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 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #CDED7D?

#CDED7D is rgb(205, 237, 125) — red 205, green 237, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDED7D?

#CDED7D converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDED7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDED7D scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDED7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDED7D 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 18.57, which is visibly different.

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