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#CDEE49 Color

#CDEE49 is rgb(205, 238, 73) in RGB, hsl(72, 83%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 69%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDEE49
HEX#CDEE49
RGBrgb(205, 238, 73)
HSLhsl(72, 83%, 61%)
HSVhsv(72, 69%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 69%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.187 120.2)
LABlab(89.52% -26.79 71.46)
LCHlch(89.52% 76.32 110.55)

What #CDEE49 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 #CDEE49, 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.

#CDEE49 Channel Values

How #CDEE49 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 238 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 83% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 69% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDEE49 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDEE49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDEE49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDEE49; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDEE49

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 #CDEE49.

How #CDEE49 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#CDEE49
Protanopia#E9E94A
Protanomaly#DEEB49
Deuteranopia#E4E44D
Deuteranomaly#DBE84B
Tritanopia#DBE1E1
Tritanomaly#D6E7B8
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDEE49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdee49: #CDEE49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDEE49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdee49': '#CDEE49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.933, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_cdee49">#CDEE49</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDEE49"

More Green Colors

#CDEE49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDEE49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDEE49?

#CDEE49 is a light green — rgb(205, 238, 73) in RGB and hsl(72, 83%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #CDEE49?

#CDEE49 is rgb(205, 238, 73) — red 205, green 238, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDEE49?

#CDEE49 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 69%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDEE49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDEE49 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDEE49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDEE49 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 15.38, which is visibly different.

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