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#CDF77D Color

#CDF77D is rgb(205, 247, 125) in RGB, hsl(81, 88%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 3%) 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 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDF77D
HEX#CDF77D
RGBrgb(205, 247, 125)
HSLhsl(81, 88%, 73%)
HSVhsv(81, 49%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.157 125.1)
LABlab(92.36% -27.80 53.35)
LCHlch(92.36% 60.16 117.52)

What #CDF77D 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 #CDF77D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.67Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.74June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.79Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 13.58Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.66Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 15.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CDF77D Channel Values

How #CDF77D 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 247 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 88% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 49% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDF77D 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDF77D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDF77D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDF77D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDF77D
Complementary
#A87EF7
Analogous
#F7E57E
Analogous
#90F77E
Triadic
#7ECCF7
Triadic
#F77ECC
Split comp.
#7E90F7
Split comp.
#E57EF7

Tints & Shades of #CDF77D

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

#D4F891
#D9F99F
#E1FAB2
#E7FBC1
#EEFCD4
#F4FDE2

Shades

#BAF44E
#A7F11E
#8BCE0D
#6EA30A
#4D7307
#2D4304

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDF77D.

How #CDF77D 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#CDF77D
Protanopia#F1F17D
Protanomaly#E3F37D
Deuteranopia#EAEA7F
Deuteranomaly#DFEF7E
Tritanopia#DAECEC
Tritanomaly#D5F0C9
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDF77D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdf77d: #CDF77D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDF77D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdf77d': '#CDF77D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.969, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_cdf77d">#CDF77D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDF77D"

More Green Colors

#CDF77D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CDF77D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDF77D?

#CDF77D is a light green — rgb(205, 247, 125) in RGB and hsl(81, 88%, 73%) 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 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #CDF77D?

#CDF77D is rgb(205, 247, 125) — red 205, green 247, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDF77D?

#CDF77D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDF77D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDF77D scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDF77D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDF77D 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 20.54, which is visibly different.

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