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#cdf6db

a pale, vivid green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
205, 246, 219
HSL
141°, 70%, 88%
CMYK
17, 0, 11, 4
Luminance
0.8401

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdf6db is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdf6db
Hue
141°
green
Saturation
70%
vivid
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8401
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
71/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.80:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 8.9
Where it sits
Hue141° of 360°
Saturation70%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool71% cool

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

Every format

HEX#cdf6db
RGBrgb(205, 246, 219)
HSLhsl(141, 70%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 4%)
LABlab(93.5 -18.3 8.6)
LCHlch(93.5 20.2 154.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.937 0.056 156.3)
Decimal13498075
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.965 0.859)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdf6db;
background-color: #cdf6db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdf6db] bg-[#cdf6db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdf6db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.965, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdf6db")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDF6DB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(219, 246, 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 #cdf6db · 17.80:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.80:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdf6db as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.80:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdf6db on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdf6db on black: 17.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F6EFDA
deuteranopia · #EEEADC
tritanopia · #C7F5EE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdf6db is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBF6
#E7F8ED
#cdf6db
#A0EEBB
#70E598
#41DD76
#25CF5F
#1FAD50
#198A40
#166431
#0E3F1F
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF6Darkest = 950 · #0E3F1F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF6;
  --brand-100: #E7F8ED;
  --brand-200: #cdf6db;
  --brand-300: #A0EEBB;
  --brand-400: #70E598;
  --brand-500: #41DD76;
  --brand-600: #25CF5F;
  --brand-700: #1FAD50;
  --brand-800: #198A40;
  --brand-900: #166431;
  --brand-950: #0E3F1F;
  --brand: #cdf6db;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdf6db

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B66
Captions on the surface
Accent#B01CA2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#136C32
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FBEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142419
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 #cdf6db

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#F6CDE8
Analogous left#D3F6CD
Analogous right#CDF6EF
Split-complement 1#EFCDF6
Split-complement 2#F6CDD3
Triadic 1#DBCDF6
Triadic 2#F6DBCD
Tetradic#CDD3F6

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green96.5%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow11.0%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#cdf6db text on a black background

contrast 17.80:1

Card sample

#cdf6db text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdf6db;
Background color
Panel with #cdf6db background
background-color: #cdf6db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdf6db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 246, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 246, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdf6db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdf6db, #CDF6F6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdf6db

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.

#cdf6db 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#cdf6db, answered

What color is #cdf6db?

#cdf6db is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 8.9). It sits at 141° on the hue wheel with 70% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cdf6db?

rgb(205, 246, 219) — 205 red, 246 green and 219 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 96.5% / 85.9% by channel.

Is #cdf6db a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8401 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 17.80:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdf6db?

Black. It scores 17.80:1 against #cdf6db, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdf6db?

#F6CDE8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EFCDF6 and #F6CDD3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdf6db?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCF for borders, #4B9B66 for secondary text, #B01CA2 as an accent and #136C32 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D3F6CD and #CDF6EF stays calm, while #F6CDE8 is the loudest partner.

What is #cdf6db in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cdf6db warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 71 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CEF6CD; nudged cooler, #CCF7EA.

Work with #cdf6db in the Color Lab