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#CDF93E Color

#CDF93E is rgb(205, 249, 62) in RGB, hsl(74, 94%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 75%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), visibly different at ΔE 10.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDF93E
HEX#CDF93E
RGBrgb(205, 249, 62)
HSLhsl(74, 94%, 61%)
HSVhsv(74, 75%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 75%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.206 122.4)
LABlab(92.48% -31.91 77.68)
LCHlch(92.48% 83.98 112.33)

What #CDF93E 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 #CDF93E, 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.

#CDF93E Channel Values

How #CDF93E 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 249 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 94% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 75% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDF93E 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 text17.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDF93E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDF93E; 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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Tints & Shades of #CDF93E

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 #CDF93E.

How #CDF93E 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#CDF93E
Protanopia#F2F23F
Protanomaly#E4F53F
Deuteranopia#ECEC44
Deuteranomaly#E0F142
Tritanopia#DDEBEB
Tritanomaly#D7F1BF
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDF93E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdf93e: #CDF93E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDF93E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdf93e': '#CDF93E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.976, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_cdf93e">#CDF93E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDF93E"

More Green Colors

#CDF93E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDF93E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDF93E?

#CDF93E is a light green — rgb(205, 249, 62) in RGB and hsl(74, 94%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.3.

What is the RGB value of #CDF93E?

#CDF93E is rgb(205, 249, 62) — red 205, green 249, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDF93E?

#CDF93E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 75%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDF93E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDF93E scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDF93E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDF93E 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.77, which is visibly different.

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