Skip to content

#cdfc68

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

RGB
205, 252, 104
HSL
79°, 96%, 70%
CMYK
19, 0, 59, 1
Luminance
0.8360

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdfc68 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdfc68
Hue
79°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8360
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.72:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.3
Where it sits
Hue79° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% 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#cdfc68
RGBrgb(205, 252, 104)
HSLhsl(79, 96%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 59%, 1%)
LABlab(93.3 -36.3 64.4)
LCHlch(93.3 73.9 119.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.930 0.181 124.7)
Decimal13499496
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.988 0.408)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdfc68;
background-color: #cdfc68;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdfc68] bg-[#cdfc68]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdfc68;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.988, blue: 0.408)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdfc68")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDFC68)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(104, 252, 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 #cdfc68 · 17.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdfc68 as text scores 1.19:1 on white and 17.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdfc68 on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdfc68 on black: 17.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFED57
deuteranopia · #FFEB72
tritanopia · #D5F1DC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdfc68 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF1
#F4FCE4
#E8FAC1
#DAFD91
#cdfc68
#B6FB23
#A5F005
#8AC804
#6EA003
#517307
#334804
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF1Darkest = 950 · #334804
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F4FCE4;
  --brand-200: #E8FAC1;
  --brand-300: #DAFD91;
  --brand-400: #cdfc68;
  --brand-500: #B6FB23;
  --brand-600: #A5F005;
  --brand-700: #8AC804;
  --brand-800: #6EA003;
  --brand-900: #517307;
  --brand-950: #334804;
  --brand: #cdfc68;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdfc68

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#819B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7065FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#567D02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F2414
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 #cdfc68

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#9768FC
Analogous left#FCE168
Analogous right#83FC68
Split-complement 1#6883FC
Split-complement 2#E168FC
Triadic 1#68CDFC
Triadic 2#FC68CD
Tetradic#68FCE1

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green98.8%
Blue40.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.7%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cdfc68 text on a black background

contrast 17.72:1

Card sample

#cdfc68 text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdfc68;
Background color
Panel with #cdfc68 background
background-color: #cdfc68;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdfc68;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 252, 104, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 252, 104, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdfc68;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfc68, #6AFC68);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdfc68

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.

#cdfc68 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#cdfc68, answered

What color is #cdfc68?

#cdfc68 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.3). It sits at 79° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cdfc68?

rgb(205, 252, 104) — 205 red, 252 green and 104 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 98.8% / 40.8% by channel.

Is #cdfc68 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8360 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 17.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdfc68?

Black. It scores 17.72:1 against #cdfc68, versus 1.19:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdfc68?

#9768FC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6883FC and #E168FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdfc68?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DEEDC0 for borders, #819B4B for secondary text, #7065FF as an accent and #567D02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCE168 and #83FC68 stays calm, while #9768FC is the loudest partner.

What is #cdfc68 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 59%, 1%). 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 #cdfc68 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCF568; nudged cooler, #96FE66.

Work with #cdfc68 in the Color Lab