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#CDFD9D

#cdfd9d ≈ Pale Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cdfd9d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 99.22% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.94% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.8566

Complementary

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #cd9dfd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #9d9dfd
  3. #fd9dfd

Analogous

  1. #fdfd9d
  2. #cdfd9d
  3. #9dfd9d

Triadic

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #9dcdfd
  3. #fd9dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #9dfdcd
  3. #cd9dfd
  4. #fd9dcd

Square

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #9dfdfd
  3. #cd9dfd
  4. #fd9d9d

Monochromatic

  1. #80fa07
  2. #a7fb52
  3. #cdfd9d
  4. #f3ffe8
  5. #f5ffeb

Shades

#cdfd9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #b9e48d
  3. #a4ca7e
  4. #90b16e
  5. #7b985e
  6. #677f4f
  7. #52653f
  8. #3e4c2f
  9. #29331f
  10. #151910
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #d2fda7
  3. #d7fdb1
  4. #dcfeba
  5. #e1fec4
  6. #e6fece
  7. #ebfed8
  8. #f0fee2
  9. #f5ffeb
  10. #fafff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd9d
  2. #c5f19a
  3. #bee497
  4. #b6d894
  5. #aecb91
  6. #a7bf8f
  7. #9fb28c
  8. #97a689
  9. #8f9986
  10. #888d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2f4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff196 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feeda2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0f5e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecf4a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cff8cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd9d {
  color: #cdfd9d;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd9d {
  background-color: #cdfd9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd9d {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd9d, #9dfd9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 157 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.44 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.57 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.24 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.33 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.35 #320262 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Pale Green
#cdfd9d  rgb(205, 253, 157)  hsl(90, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#cd9dfd  rgb(205, 157, 253)  hsl(270, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#9dcdfd  rgb(157, 205, 253)  hsl(210, 96%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#fd9dcd  rgb(253, 157, 205)  hsl(330, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink