HEX atlas value

#CDF9BD

#CDF9BD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 249, 189, HSL 104, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.844, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#CDF9BD Sample readable text

HEX #CDF9BD

RGB rgb(205, 249, 189)

HSL hsl(104 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 24, 2)

Luminance 0.844

Contrast Black 17.88:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-cdf9bd: #CDF9BD;
.background-cdf9bd { background-color: #CDF9BD; }
.text-cdf9bd { color: #CDF9BD; }

Luminance0.844

Black text17.88:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#CDF9BD","rgb":[205,249,189],"hsl":[104,83,86],"cmyk":[18,0,24,2],"luminance":0.844,"contrast":{"black":17.88,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBF9BE","hex":"#EBF9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.83,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBFFB8","hex":"#CBFFB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.54,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Mint adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdf9bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E9BEF9","analogous":["#EBF9BE","#BEF9CB"],"triadic":["#BECDF9","#F9BECD"],"tetradic":["#BEEBF9","#E9BEF9","#F9CBBE"],"splitComplementary":["#CBBEF9","#F9BEEB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CDF9BD","#8EF16A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#8EF16A","saturated":"#CBFFB8","desaturated":"#D1F1C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E9FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":27.129319932501073},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":39.03844259188627},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":39.83716857408418},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":39.8622628559895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDF9BD

#CDF9BD is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #CDF9BD is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 205, 249, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 83% saturation and 86% 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 0.844, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.88:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDF9BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EBF9BE#000000 text · best 18.83:1#EBF9BE

#CBFFB8#000000 text · best 18.54:1#CBFFB8

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3

Generated Palette

#CDF9BD#CDF9BD

#E9BEF9#E9BEF9

#EBF9BE#EBF9BE

#BEF9CB#BEF9CB

White#FFFFFF

#8EF16A#8EF16A

Color Harmonies

#E9BEF9#E9BEF9

#EBF9BE#EBF9BE

#BEF9CB#BEF9CB

#BECDF9#BECDF9

#F9BECD#F9BECD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#8EF16A#8EF16A

#CBFFB8#CBFFB8

#D1F1C6#D1F1C6

White#FFFFFF

#E9FFE0#E9FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

#CDF9BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDF9BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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