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#CDEFBD Color

#CDEFBD is rgb(205, 239, 189) in RGB, hsl(101, 61%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDEFBD
HEX#CDEFBD
RGBrgb(205, 239, 189)
HSLhsl(101, 61%, 84%)
HSVhsv(101, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.075 135.7)
LABlab(91.03% -18.15 20.44)
LCHlch(91.03% 27.34 131.61)

What #CDEFBD 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 #CDEFBD, 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.

#CDEFBD Channel Values

How #CDEFBD 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 239 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 61% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDEFBD 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDEFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDEFBD; 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 #CDEFBD

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 #CDEFBD.

How #CDEFBD 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#CDEFBD
Protanopia#EAEABD
Protanomaly#DFECBD
Deuteranopia#E4E4BE
Deuteranomaly#DBE9BE
Tritanopia#D4E9E9
Tritanomaly#D1ECD9
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDEFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdefbd: #CDEFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDEFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdefbd': '#CDEFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.937, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cdefbd">#CDEFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDEFBD"

More Green Colors

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

#CDEFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDEFBD?

#CDEFBD is a lightest green — rgb(205, 239, 189) in RGB and hsl(101, 61%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.33.

What is the RGB value of #CDEFBD?

#CDEFBD is rgb(205, 239, 189) — red 205, green 239, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDEFBD?

#CDEFBD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDEFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDEFBD scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDEFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDEFBD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.89, which is visibly different.

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