Information about #CDE997 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CDE997 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 233, 151) — 80.4% red, 91.4% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 32 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively chartreuse, #CDE997 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Reef (#D1EF9F). Slightly further away sit Geneva (#D2E09E) and Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 233, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #CDE997 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDE997 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CDE997 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CDE997 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CDE997 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CDE997 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CDE997 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CDE997

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Menthol color link
Menthol

#C1F9A2

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

#CDE997 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDE997
  • RGB205, 233, 151
  • CMYK11, 0, 32, 9
  • CSSrgb(205, 233, 151)
  • HSL80°, 65%, 75%
  • HSL Precise80.488°, 65.079%, 75.294%
  • HSV80°, 35%, 91%
  • HSB80°, 35%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.914, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.914, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.914, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDE997
  • DECIMAL ID13494679
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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