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#CDF8BE Color

#CDF8BE is rgb(205, 248, 190) in RGB, hsl(104, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDF8BE
HEX#CDF8BE
RGBrgb(205, 248, 190)
HSLhsl(104, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(104, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.089 137.7)
LABlab(93.45% -22.10 23.23)
LCHlch(93.45% 32.06 133.57)

What #CDF8BE 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 #CDF8BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.34Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.06Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.16Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.6Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 13.77Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.71

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

#CDF8BE Channel Values

How #CDF8BE 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 248 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDF8BE 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDF8BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDF8BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDF8BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDF8BE
Complementary
#E9BEF8
Analogous
#EBF8BE
Analogous
#BEF8CC
Triadic
#BECEF8
Triadic
#F8BECE
Split comp.
#CCBEF8
Split comp.
#F8BEEB

Tints & Shades of #CDF8BE

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

#D5F9C8
#D8FACC
#DFFBD5
#E6FCDF
#EDFDE8
#F1FDED

Shades

#A4F287
#7DED54
#53E71D
#3EB413
#2B7D0D
#194A08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDF8BE.

How #CDF8BE 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#CDF8BE
Protanopia#F1F1BE
Protanomaly#E4F4BE
Deuteranopia#EBEBC0
Deuteranomaly#E0F0BF
Tritanopia#D5F2F2
Tritanomaly#D2F4DF
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDF8BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdf8be: #CDF8BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDF8BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdf8be': '#CDF8BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.973, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_cdf8be">#CDF8BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDF8BE"

More Green Colors

#CDF8BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CDF8BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDF8BE?

#CDF8BE is a lightest green — rgb(205, 248, 190) in RGB and hsl(104, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #CDF8BE?

#CDF8BE is rgb(205, 248, 190) — red 205, green 248, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDF8BE?

#CDF8BE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDF8BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDF8BE scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDF8BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDF8BE 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 18.19, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.