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#CDFD9E

#cdfd9e ≈ Pale Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cdfd9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.55% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 90.32°, with 95.96% saturation and 80.59% 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 18.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.857

Complementary

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #ce9efd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #9f9efd
  3. #fd9efc

Analogous

  1. #fcfd9e
  2. #cdfd9e
  3. #9efd9f

Triadic

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #9ecdfd
  3. #fd9ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #9efdce
  3. #ce9efd
  4. #fd9ecd

Square

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #9efcfd
  3. #ce9efd
  4. #fd9f9e

Monochromatic

  1. #80fa08
  2. #a6fb53
  3. #cdfd9e
  4. #f4ffe9
  5. #f5ffeb

Shades

#cdfd9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #b9e48e
  3. #a4ca7e
  4. #90b16f
  5. #7b985f
  6. #677f4f
  7. #52653f
  8. #3e4c2f
  9. #293320
  10. #151910
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #d2fda8
  3. #d7fdb1
  4. #dcfebb
  5. #e1fec5
  6. #e6fecf
  7. #ebfed8
  8. #f0fee2
  9. #f5ffec
  10. #fafff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd9e
  2. #c5f19b
  3. #bee498
  4. #b6d895
  5. #aecb92
  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 18.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2f4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff197 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feeda3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0f5e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f69a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecf4a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cff9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd9e {
  color: #cdfd9e;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd9e {
  background-color: #cdfd9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd9e {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd9e, #9efd9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 158 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.39 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.71 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.14 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.29 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.45 #320261 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Pale Green
#cdfd9e  rgb(205, 253, 158)  hsl(90, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green
#ce9efd  rgb(206, 158, 253)  hsl(270, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#9ecdfd  rgb(158, 205, 253)  hsl(210, 96%, 81%)  Light Sky Blue
#fd9ecd  rgb(253, 158, 205)  hsl(330, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink