#cddc96

Color #cddc96

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cddc96

RGB

rgb(205, 220, 150)

HSL

hsl(72.9, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72.9, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 31.8%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(85.18, -16.29, 32.79)

LCH

lch(85.18, 36.61, 116.42)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0927, 118.2)

HWB

hwb(72.9, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a596dc

Analogous

#dcc896

#cddc96

#aadc96

Triadic

#cddc96

#96cddc

#dc96cd

Split-complementary

#cddc96

#96aadc

#c896dc

Tetradic

#cddc96

#96dca5

#a596dc

#dc96cd

Square

#cddc96

#96dcc8

#a596dc

#dc96aa

Shades

Color #cddc96 mixed toward black.

#b7cd68

#9eb93e

#778b2e

#4f5c1f

#282e0f

Tints

Color #cddc96 mixed toward white.

#d5e2a7

#dee8b9

#e6edca

#eef3dc

#f7f9ed

Tones

Color #cddc96 mixed toward gray.

#cad69c

#c6d0a2

#c3caa7

#c0c5ad

#bcbfb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d4aa · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#d3d2af · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#ceb9bc · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cddc96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cddc96]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#cddc96 (#cddc96) is rgb(205, 220, 150) in RGB.

No, #cddc96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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