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#cdf341

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
205, 243, 65
HSL
73°, 88%, 60%
CMYK
16, 0, 73, 5
Luminance
0.7746

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdf341 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdf341
Hue
73°
green
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7746
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
36/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.49:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 6
Where it sits
Hue73° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool36% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cdf341
RGBrgb(205, 243, 65)
HSLhsl(73, 88%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 73%, 5%)
LABlab(90.5 -34.6 76.2)
LCHlch(90.5 83.7 114.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.907 0.197 121.2)
Decimal13497153
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.953 0.255)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdf341;
background-color: #cdf341;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdf341] bg-[#cdf341]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdf341;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.953, blue: 0.255)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdf341")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDF341)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(65, 243, 205)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cdf341 · 16.49:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdf341 as text scores 1.27:1 on white and 16.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdf341 on white: 1.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdf341 on black: 16.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE51A
deuteranopia · #FDE451
tritanopia · #D8E6D1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdf341 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F6FAE5
#EDF8C4
#E3F895
#D5F561
#cdf341
#B8E60F
#9AC00C
#7B990A
#5A6F0C
#384507
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #384507
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F6FAE5;
  --brand-200: #EDF8C4;
  --brand-300: #E3F895;
  --brand-400: #D5F561;
  --brand-500: #cdf341;
  --brand-600: #B8E60F;
  --brand-700: #9AC00C;
  --brand-800: #7B990A;
  --brand-900: #5A6F0C;
  --brand-950: #384507;
  --brand: #cdf341;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdf341

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E3EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3D44F7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#607808
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cdf341

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6741F3
Analogous left#F3C041
Analogous right#74F341
Split-complement 1#4174F3
Split-complement 2#C041F3
Triadic 1#41CDF3
Triadic 2#F341CD
Tetradic#41F3C0

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green95.3%
Blue25.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.3%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#cdf341 text on a black background

contrast 16.49:1

Card sample

#cdf341 text on a white background

contrast 1.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdf341;
Background color
Panel with #cdf341 background
background-color: #cdf341;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdf341;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 243, 65, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 243, 65, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdf341;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdf341, #56F341);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdf341

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cdf341 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cdf341, answered

What color is #cdf341?

#cdf341 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 6). It sits at 73° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cdf341?

rgb(205, 243, 65) — 205 red, 243 green and 65 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 95.3% / 25.5% by channel.

Is #cdf341 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7746 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 16.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdf341?

Black. It scores 16.49:1 against #cdf341, versus 1.27:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdf341?

#6741F3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4174F3 and #C041F3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdf341?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E3EDC0 for borders, #8A9B4B for secondary text, #3D44F7 as an accent and #607808 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3C041 and #74F341 stays calm, while #6741F3 is the loudest partner.

What is #cdf341 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 0%, 73%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cdf341 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 36 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F3D841; nudged cooler, #8BF53F.

Work with #cdf341 in the Color Lab