HEX atlas value

#CDFDA5

#CDFDA5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 253, 165, HSL 93, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.8595, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#CDFDA5 Sample readable text

HEX #CDFDA5

RGB rgb(205, 253, 165)

HSL hsl(93 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.8595

Contrast Black 18.19:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-cdfda5: #CDFDA5;
.background-cdfda5 { background-color: #CDFDA5; }
.text-cdfda5 { color: #CDFDA5; }

Luminance0.8595

Black text18.19:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA 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":"#CDFDA5","rgb":[205,253,165],"hsl":[93,96,82],"cmyk":[19,0,35,1],"luminance":0.8595,"contrast":{"black":18.19,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"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":"#F9FDA5","hex":"#F9FDA5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.62,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDFFA3","hex":"#CDFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"#A5FDA9","hex":"#A5FDA9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.22,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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/cdfda5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D6A5FD","analogous":["#F9FDA5","#A5FDA9"],"triadic":["#A5CDFD","#FDA5CD"],"tetradic":["#A5F9FD","#D6A5FD","#FDA9A5"],"splitComplementary":["#A9A5FD","#FDA5F9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CDFDA5","#9AFB4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9AFB4B","saturated":"#CDFFA3","desaturated":"#CEF3AF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E3FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":39.433488306260706},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":41.376321731154405},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":43.116122274620196},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":44.41846462902562},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":45.34313619501854}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDFDA5

#CDFDA5 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #CDFDA5 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 205, 253, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 96% saturation and 82% 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 0.8595, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.19:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDFDA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F9FDA5#000000 text · best 19.62:1#F9FDA5

#CDFFA3#000000 text · best 18.43:1#CDFFA3

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

#A5FDA9#000000 text · best 17.22:1#A5FDA9

Generated Palette

#CDFDA5#CDFDA5

#D6A5FD#D6A5FD

#F9FDA5#F9FDA5

#A5FDA9#A5FDA9

White#FFFFFF

#9AFB4B#9AFB4B

Color Harmonies

#D6A5FD#D6A5FD

#F9FDA5#F9FDA5

#A5FDA9#A5FDA9

#A5CDFD#A5CDFD

#FDA5CD#FDA5CD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#9AFB4B#9AFB4B

#CDFFA3#CDFFA3

#CEF3AF#CEF3AF

White#FFFFFF

#E3FFCC#E3FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Celadon#ACE1AF

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#CDFDA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDFDA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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