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#cdfd10

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

RGB
205, 253, 16
HSL
72°, 98%, 53%
CMYK
19, 0, 94, 1
Luminance
0.8327

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdfd10 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdfd10
Hue
72°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
53%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8327
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.65:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue72° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness53%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% 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#cdfd10
RGBrgb(205, 253, 16)
HSLhsl(72, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 94%, 1%)
LABlab(93.1 -40.5 88.7)
LCHlch(93.1 97.5 114.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.927 0.224 122.6)
Decimal13499664
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.992 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdfd10;
background-color: #cdfd10;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdfd10] bg-[#cdfd10]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdfd10;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.992, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdfd10")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDFD10)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 253, 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 #cdfd10 · 17.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdfd10 as text scores 1.19:1 on white and 17.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdfd10 on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdfd10 on black: 17.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEC00
deuteranopia · #FFEB38
tritanopia · #D8EFD8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdfd10 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.

#FBFDF1
#F7FCE3
#EFFBC1
#E8FE90
#DCFE58
#cdfd10
#C2F302
#A1CA02
#81A201
#5E7506
#3B4904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FBFDF1Darkest = 950 · #3B4904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F7FCE3;
  --brand-200: #EFFBC1;
  --brand-300: #E8FE90;
  --brand-400: #DCFE58;
  --brand-500: #cdfd10;
  --brand-600: #C2F302;
  --brand-700: #A1CA02;
  --brand-800: #81A201;
  --brand-900: #5E7506;
  --brand-950: #3B4904;
  --brand: #cdfd10;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdfd10

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#E4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0E19FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#657E01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAFFE6
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 #cdfd10

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#4010FD
Analogous left#FDB710
Analogous right#56FD10
Split-complement 1#1056FD
Split-complement 2#B710FD
Triadic 1#10CDFD
Triadic 2#FD10CD
Tetradic#10FDB7

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green99.2%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#cdfd10 text on a black background

contrast 17.65:1

Card sample

#cdfd10 text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdfd10;
Background color
Panel with #cdfd10 background
background-color: #cdfd10;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdfd10;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 253, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 253, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdfd10;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd10, #2FFD10);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdfd10

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.

#cdfd10 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.

#cdfd10, answered

What color is #cdfd10?

#cdfd10 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 72° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 53% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cdfd10?

rgb(205, 253, 16) — 205 red, 253 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 99.2% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #cdfd10 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8327 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdfd10?

Black. It scores 17.65:1 against #cdfd10, versus 1.19:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdfd10?

#4010FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1056FD and #B710FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdfd10?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E4EDC0 for borders, #8B9B4B for secondary text, #0E19FF as an accent and #657E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDB710 and #56FD10 stays calm, while #4010FD is the loudest partner.

What is #cdfd10 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 94%, 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 #cdfd10 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDD610; nudged cooler, #75FF0E.

Work with #cdfd10 in the Color Lab