HEX atlas value

#CDF698

#CDF698 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 246, 152, HSL 86, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.8116, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#CDF698 Sample readable text

HEX #CDF698

RGB rgb(205, 246, 152)

HSL hsl(86 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.8116

Contrast Black 17.23:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-cdf698: #CDF698;
.background-cdf698 { background-color: #CDF698; }
.text-cdf698 { color: #CDF698; }

Luminance0.8116

Black text17.23:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CDF698","rgb":[205,246,152],"hsl":[86,84,78],"cmyk":[17,0,38,4],"luminance":0.8116,"contrast":{"black":17.23,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6FDEC","hex":"#F6FDEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.18,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEFF8F","hex":"#CEFF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.32,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6F098","hex":"#F6F098","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.84,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdf698.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C198F6","analogous":["#F6F098","#9EF698"],"triadic":["#98CDF6","#F698CD"],"tetradic":["#98F6F0","#C198F6","#F6989E"],"splitComplementary":["#989EF6","#F098F6"],"monochromatic":["#F6FDEC","#CDF698","#A4EF43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6FDEC","dark":"#A4EF43","saturated":"#CEFF8F","desaturated":"#CCEAA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":40.11234224026316},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":40.311288741492746},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":45.37620521815371},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":45.760244754590204},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":47.4236228055175}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDF698

#CDF698 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #CDF698 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 205, 246, and 152, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 84% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8116, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.23:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDF698 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6FDEC#000000 text · best 20.18:1#F6FDEC

#CEFF8F#000000 text · best 18.32:1#CEFF8F

#F6F098#000000 text · best 17.84:1#F6F098

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#CDF698#CDF698

#C198F6#C198F6

#F6F098#F6F098

#9EF698#9EF698

#F6FDEC#F6FDEC

#A4EF43#A4EF43

Color Harmonies

#C198F6#C198F6

#F6F098#F6F098

#9EF698#9EF698

#98CDF6#98CDF6

#F698CD#F698CD

Variants

#F6FDEC#F6FDEC

#A4EF43#A4EF43

#CEFF8F#CEFF8F

#CCEAA4#CCEAA4

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFB8#E0FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Khaki#F0E68C

Celadon#ACE1AF

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Flax#EEDC82

#CDF698

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDF698

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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