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#CDF287 Color

#CDF287 is rgb(205, 242, 135) in RGB, hsl(81, 80%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDF287
HEX#CDF287
RGBrgb(205, 242, 135)
HSLhsl(81, 80%, 74%)
HSVhsv(81, 44%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.14 124.7)
LABlab(91.10% -24.85 47.23)
LCHlch(91.10% 53.37 117.75)

What #CDF287 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 #CDF287, 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.

#CDF287 Channel Values

How #CDF287 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 242 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 80% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 44% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDF287 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 text16.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDF287 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDF287

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDF287; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDF287

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 #CDF287.

How #CDF287 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#CDF287
Protanopia#ECEC87
Protanomaly#E0EF87
Deuteranopia#E7E789
Deuteranomaly#DDEB88
Tritanopia#D9E8E8
Tritanomaly#D4ECC8
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDF287 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdf287: #CDF287;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDF287;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdf287': '#CDF287' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.949, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_cdf287">#CDF287</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDF287"

More Green Colors

#CDF287 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDF287 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDF287?

#CDF287 is a light green — rgb(205, 242, 135) in RGB and hsl(81, 80%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #CDF287?

#CDF287 is rgb(205, 242, 135) — red 205, green 242, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDF287?

#CDF287 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDF287 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDF287 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDF287 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDF287 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 19.39, which is visibly different.

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