CDEBAB

#CDEBAB closest to Mermaid Tears

#CDEBAB is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Mermaid Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 92.2% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(205, 235, 171)). Its HSL value is 88° hue, 62% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 8% black. #CDEBAB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.07:1.

#CDEBAB color conversion

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Variations of #CDEBAB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CDEBAB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CDEBAB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDEBAB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EDE0AE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E2A7
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E4A9
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDE0AE
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4E4AD
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0E5DA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDE9C2
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE4D5

#CDEBAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#CDEBAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.07:1 Super#CDEBAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDEBAB in CSS

/* Mermaid Tears */
.color { color: #CDEBAB; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBAB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDEBAB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 235 171);
color: hsl(88 62% 80%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.090 128.5);

#CDEBAB FAQ

What color is #CDEBAB?

#CDEBAB is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CDEBAB?

#CDEBAB is rgb(205, 235, 171) in RGB, hsl(88, 62%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDEBAB?

The complementary color of #CDEBAB is #C9ABEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDEBAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDEBAB: 16.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDEBAB a warm or cool color?

#CDEBAB is a cool color.