What color is #CDF80C?

#CDF80C is a vivid yellow-green known as Liquid Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liquid Lime?

The RGB value is 205, 248, 12: 205 red, 248 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liquid Lime?

The complementary color is #370CF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDF80C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liquid Lime color: hex code #CDF80C

#CDF80C rgb(205, 248, 12)

Shades of green

Liquid Lime has the hex code #CDF80C. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 97.3% green and 4.7% blue (205, 248, 12).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 94% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

Liquid Lime (#CDF80C) color codes

HEX	`#CDF80C`
RGB	`rgb(205, 248, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 97.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 94%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 95%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 95%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.75, -38.36, 88.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.75, 96, 113.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.812, 80.14, 12.718)`
Decimal	`13498380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liquid Lime, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDF80C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDF80C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDF80C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdf80c; }
.text { color: #cdf80c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdf80c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 248 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdf80c, #57f80c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #CDF80C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CDF80C?: #CDF80C is a vivid yellow-green known as Liquid Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liquid Lime?: The RGB value is 205, 248, 12: 205 red, 248 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liquid Lime?: The complementary color is #370CF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDF80C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.